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Establish Hennepin County Committee on Child Well-Being - Offered by Commissioners Goettel, Edelson, and Fernando
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WHEREAS, the well-being of children in Hennepin County is of paramount importance to the health and welfare of their families, and is essential for the long-term stability, safety and vitality of the communities in which they live; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County provides, administers, and coordinates important and necessary programs to support children and their families in a wide range of child well-being domains, including mental health, juvenile justice, child protection, education, economic security, health, and substance use; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County recognizes the critical importance of ongoing monitoring and evaluation of such programs to ensure that culturally appropriate supportive services are readily and timely accessible to children and their families and appropriately meet the needs of children; that data-driven practices are followed in both the design and delivery of services to children; and that the County’s commitment to eliminating disparities is embedded in the operations of all programs that serve children; and
WHEREAS, as Hennepin County seeks to implement new and best practices, build a more holistically designed child welfare system, and eliminate disparities for all residents regardless of background, we recognize that moving our work and investments further upstream towards preventative approaches will have immense beneficial impacts that will center child and family wellbeing in all our work, reduce involvement with county systems, and improve outcomes; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County recognizes that as we implement new and best practices, build a more holistically designed child welfare system, and eliminate disparities for all residents, moving our work and investments further upstream towards preventative approaches will have immense beneficial impacts that will center child a...
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