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Read. Follow. Verify.Briefing on Best Practices for Keeping Families Together
Record date · January 1, 2017
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript of a December 2018 briefing held by the Helsinki Commission regarding strategies to keep families safely together. The session featured experts from child welfare organizations discussing best practices in family support and child protection.
The briefing provides a public record of expert testimony on child welfare policies and family preservation strategies that inform the Commission's work on human rights and social policy within the region.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Child welfare organizations
These organizations provide expert testimony to influence federal policy and best practices regarding family preservation.
OSCE participating states
These nations are subject to the monitoring and standard-setting activities of the Helsinki Commission.
Key Facts
- The briefing took place on December 14, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. in room G-11 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
- The session focused on 'Best Practices for Keeping Families Safely Together'.
- The Helsinki Commission is a bicameral, bipartisan, independent federal commission focused on human rights, military security, and economic cooperation.
- The Commission monitors compliance with commitments made by the 57 participating states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
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- The Commission consists of nine members from the Senate, nine from the House, and one each from the Departments of State, Defense, and Commerce.
- Panelists included representatives from Together for Good, Youth Villages, and Casey Family Programs.
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Focus on Family Preservation
The Commission shifted its focus toward domestic child welfare best practices within the context of its broader international human rights mandate.
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