Child protection, foster care, adoption: News, initiatives, reports, work groups
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The Child Welfare Data Dashboard is intended to provide information to the public as well as county and tribal decision-makers on nine state measures and seven federal measures to monitor the status of children served by Minnesota's child welfare system.
Maltreatment reports provides information on children who are removed from their homes and placed in the care of social service agencies. These reports highlight efforts to ensure and promote children's safety, permanency and well-being.
This annual report provides information on children placed in out-of-home care, primarily family foster homes, in Minnesota. It highlights work happening across the state to ensure and promote children's safety, permanency and well-being.
The task force reviews and assesses how the Minnesota child protection and criminal justice system handles child maltreatment cases, making recommendations for improvement.
The National Youth in Transition Database collects information on youth in foster care, including sex, race, ethnicity, date of birth, and foster care status. It also collects information about independent living services that are provided to youth ages 14 up to 21 and the outcomes of youth who have aged out of foster care. Below are snapshots of outcomes for foster youth cohorts that Minnesota has been tracking.
The DHS Child Trafficking and Exploitation Work Group met from October 2017- October 2019 to develop a more effective child welfare system response to trafficking and exploitation. More than 150 collaborative partners and survivor subject matter experts from around the state participated. The work group now meets quarterly to monitor implementation and co-create solutions to upcoming needs related to training, resources and policy changes. There is broad stakeholder involvement in implementation and ongoing development of child welfare policy, practice and training. For further information about the Child Trafficking and Exploitation Work Group DHS-7641B (PDF). To learn more contact dhs.safeharbor@state.mn.us.
The Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children was created to advise the governor and Minnesota Legislature on system and practice improvements in the child protection and welfare system at all levels of government.