Testimony of Shay Bilchik, CWLA President/CEO, before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources for the Hearing on Welfare Reform Reauthorization Proposals
CWLA Testimony
April 11, 2002
Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, I am Shay Bilchik, President and CEO of the Child Welfare League of America. I welcome this opportunity to testify in behalf of more
Comments on the Reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Authority
CWLA Testimony
December 18, 2001
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), representing 1,160 public and private nonprofit child-serving agencies, offers the following recommendations regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF). The well-being of
Memo from Shay Bilchik regarding Medicaid Amended Interim Final Rule
Medicaid Amended Interim Final Rule covering the Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities Providing Psychiatric Services to Individuals Under Age 21
May 23, 2001
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) published in
CWLA’s comments filed March 15 on the interim final rule on the use of restraint and seclusion in psychiatric residential treatment facilities for individuals under the age of 21.
March 15, 2001
Ms. Michael McMullan
Acting Deputy Administrator
Health Care Financing Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
HCFA-2065-IFC
P.O. Box 8010
Baltimore, MD 21244
Attn: File Code HCFA-2065-IFC
Dear Ms. McMullan:
The Child Welfare League of America is the nation’s oldest and
CWLA Testimony Submitted to the Senate Finance Committee for the Hearing to Examine the Use of Seclusion and Restraints in Mental Hospitals
October 26, 1999
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is grateful for the attention to the use of seclusion and restraints and strongly supports the establishment of national standards to care safely and appropriately
CWLA Testimony Submitted to the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care for the Hearing on the Health Care Needs of Children in the Foster Care System
October 13, 1999
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) welcomes this opportunity to submit testimony on S. 1327, the Foster Care Independence Act. We commend the efforts of the bill’s bipartisan sponsors for taking
CWLA Comments on the HHS Interim Final Rule Regulating the Use of Seclusion and Restraints
Pursuant to HHS’s request for comments on the interim final rule (Federal Register Vol. 64, No. 127) regulating the use of seclusion and restraints in Medicare and Medicaid financed hospitals, CWLA submitted the following to
Testimony of Mark Kroner before the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Human Resources for the Hearing on Foster Care Independent Living
May 13, 1999
Good morning Madam Chairwoman and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Mark Kroner and I am the Director of Self-Sufficiency Services for Lighthouse Youth Services-a private nonprofit organization based in Southern
CWLA Testimony Submitted To The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families For The Hearing On Juvenile Justice And Delinquency Prevention Act: Preventing Juvenile Crime At School And In The Community
March 18, 1999
The Child Welfare League of America is a membership association of over 1,000 public and private, non-profit agencies throughout the country. Our member agencies serve some three million children, youth, and families
CWLA Testimony Submitted To The House Judiciary Subcommittee On Crime For The Hearing On Putting Consequences Back Into Juvenile Justice at the Federal, State, And Local Levels
March 10 & 11, 1999
The Child Welfare League of America is a membership association of over 1,000 public and private, non-profit agencies throughout the country. Our member agencies serve some three million children, youth,
CWLA Testimony Before The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources For The Hearing On Challenges Confronting Older Children Leaving Foster Care
March 9, 1999
Good afternoon Madam Chairwoman and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Robin Nixon and I am the Director of Youth Services at the Child Welfare League of America. CWLA is an
Letter from David Liederman, Former CWLA Executive Director to Donna Shalala, HHS Secretary
December 21, 1998
The Honorable Donna E. Shalala
Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201-0004
Dear Secretary Shalala:
I write in reference to the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 as amended by the
CWLA Testimony to Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources For Hearing on Parental Substance Abuse and Child Abuse
Substance Abuse
October 28, 1997
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) welcomes this opportunity to submit testimony. We commend the subcommittee for its efforts to examine the links between substance abuse and child abuse and