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The Well-being Indicator Tool for Youth (WIT-Y)
The WIT-Y was developed by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota. The WIT-Y is a guided self-assessment tool for youth ages 15-21 who have had contact with the child welfare system. The WIT-Y Assessment encourages you to explore your sense of well-being across eight domains. Find out more about WIT-Y.
Child Welfare
Training in a Box®
This training tool was developed for professionals working in the field of child welfare by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) and various collaborators.
News and Featured Stories
Minnesota’s Legislative Session Wraps Up
by Matthew Dooley The spring legislative session has reached its May 20 deadline to adjourn. While ceremonial functions carried into Monday, the legislative work of lawmakers has concluded. The next legislative session will begin on January 15, 2025. Stay tuned for our final Bill Tracker update which will give [...]
Week 8 at the Capitol
by Matthew Dooley The legislative session is approaching its May 20 deadline to adjourn. Conference committees will work to agree on combining matching Senate and House Bills into identical language to forward to the Governor to sign into the law. However, because the legislature is only allowed to meet [...]
Week 7 at the Capitol
by Matthew Dooley The legislative session is approaching its May 20 deadline to adjourn. Check out the Bill Tracker for timely updates on these and related issues. While this is not an exhaustive list and issues often overlap, the tracker offers a helpful at-a-glance summary of specific issues related [...]
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- March 14: Issue 61
- February 28: Issue 60
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- January 3 (2023 Year End Edition): Issue 57
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