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Annie E. Casey Foundation and The Center for the Study of Social Policy released report on states' self monitoring of child welfare systems: Counting is Not Enough

APHSA and NAPCWA Submit Statement for the Record to House Ways and Means Committee on Child Deaths Hearing

NAPCWA Sends Comments Letter to Senator Kerry on Homeless Youth Bill

CRS Releases Updated Report on Promoting Safe and Stable Families

NAPCWA Submits Comments to Senate Finance Committee on Wavier Legislation

NAPCWA Sends Support Letter to House Ways and Means Committee on Bill to Renew Waivers

Comments on CFSR Federal Register Notice with recommendations

CFSR - PIP Recommendations For the CB

ACF Releases Program Instruction on CAPTA and Other Programs

National Center for State Courts Releases Judicial Guide to Fostering Connections

CRS Releases Report on SSI Benefits for Children in Foster Care

David Hansell Gives Remarks on The Federal Picture and Emerging Opportunities

National Commission Releases Guidelines for Background Checks on Volunteers

ACF Releases IM on LGBT and Questioning Youth in Foster Care

ACF Releases New Tribal Guidance

ACF Releases IM on CAPTA's Reauthorization Act of 2010

ACF Releases IM on Child Welfare and Head Start Partnerships

Georgetown University Center for Juvenile Justice Reform's annual Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare: Multi- System Integration Certificate Program for Public Sector Leaders for 2011 will be held from July 15 to July 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. The program increases participants' knowledge about multi-system reform efforts related to youth known to multiple systems of care (particularly child welfare and juvenile justice), provides an opportunity for the development of collaborative leadership skills and creates a mutually supportive network of individuals across the country committed to systems reform.

For more information, please click ttp://cjjr.georgetown.edu.

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APPOINTMENTS

Debra Porchia-Usher
Interim Director
DC Child & Family Services Agency

Dee Richter
Director
Office of Child Welfare
Florida Department of Children & Families

Rachelle Carnesale
Director
Division of Family & Children Services
Georgia Department of Human Services

Evelyn Jenkins
Child Welfare Administrator
Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

Steve Yager
Deputy Director
Children's Services Administration
Michigan Department of Human Services

Erinn Kelley-Siel
Director
Oregon Department of Human Services
(Former Assistant Director for Children, Adults & Families Division)

Cathy Utz
Acting Deputy Secretary
Office of Children, Youth & Families
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Kevin Aucoin
Interim Director
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families

Jack Ledden
Director of Family Services
Virginia Department of Social Services

Paul McWhinney
Deputy Commissioner for Programs
Virginia Department of Social Services
(Former Director of Family Services)

Eydie Trautwein
Administrator
Protective Services Division
Wyoming Department of Family Services

2011 NAPCWA Spring Conference Presentations Are Available Online

If you were in Washington, DC for the NAPCWA 2011 Annual Spring Forum, you were part of one of NAPCWA’s most important meetings ever. The agenda for the meeting supported our theme, A New Congress, New State Leadership, New Opportunities for Children, Youth, and Families. Throughout the 3 days of plenary sessions, workshops, and open forums, attendees focused on the need for a “new narrative” and messaging in child welfare, the increasing uses of data and information management, the Congressional landscape for 2011, and the critical role NAPCWA members play in impacting policies and practice that lead to improved outcomes. Highlights from the forum included:

Open dialogue with Bryan Samuels on the administration’s priorities in moving child welfare to the next plateau.
Opening Plenary given by Susan N. Dreyfus rallying child welfare leaders to continue leading national, state, and local system’s innovations for improved outcomes.
Workshop sessions on key emerging topics such as; best practices in child welfare public private partnerships, connecting data, dots and digits to understand and enhance agency performance, and using the Positioning Public Child Welfare Guidance to affect agency change.
A celebration of the legacy of George Sheldon, former Deputy Secretary for Florida’s Department of Children and Families (recipient of the Betsy R. Rosenbaum Award) and the extensive applied research and knowledge development of Mark E. Courtney, professor of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago and a faculty affiliate at Chapin Hall (recipient of the Peter Forsythe Award)
A congressional briefing hosted with our partners, Casey Family Programs, on state investments in prevention programs that keep children safe and families intact, and highlighted the need for comprehensive child welfare finance reform.

And between all of these dedicated sessions, there were opportunities for peer networking and connecting — a hallmark of the NAPCWA meetings.

Thanks to those of you who contributed to the success of the event. Presentations can be found here

For additional information on the 2011 Annual Spring Forum or other questions or areas of interest regarding NAPCWA contact Christina Crayton, NAPCWA Staff Liaison for follow-up, ccrayton@aphsa.org.