The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is looking for feedback from members of the community with personal experience in Minnesota’s adoption system. Considering the upcoming changes around access to original birth records, DHS is hoping to hear from those with lived experience in the adoption system around access to adoption records.
They will be looking to talk with adopted individuals, adoptive parents and kinship caregivers, birth parents, and other relatives through various listening sessions throughout January and February 20024. “We hope to better understand the experience of individuals and families and listen to your ideas on potential improvements,” says a representative from DHS.
Details:
- Participants must be 18 or older.
- Accommodations: For accommodation requests or difficulty registering contact Colton Brinker or call 651.431.5855.
- Location: All meetings will be held via Zoom. Links to register are listed below.
Birth Parents:
- January 30, 2024 | Noon-1:00 p.m. | Register here
- January 30, 2024 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Register here
Siblings, Grandparents, Kin & Other Relatives:
- February 1, 2024 | Noon-1:00 p.m. | Register here
- February 1, 2024 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Register here
Advocacy Groups:
- February 1, 2024 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Register here
Adult Adopted Individuals:
- February 6, 2024 | Noon-1:00 p.m. | Register here
- February 6, 2024 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Register here
Adoptive Parents & Kinship Caregivers:
- February 8, 2024 | Noon-1:0 p.m. | Register here
- February 8, 2024 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Register here
County Staff/MACSSA:
- February 13, 2024 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Register here
Private Adoption Agencies:
- February 15, 2024 | 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Register here
Adoption Attorneys:
- February 20, 2024 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Register here
What if you play a different role in the system? These meetings are designed for those mentioned above but sessions for other stakeholders will be announced soon.
Colton Brinker, LSW | He/Him | Policy Research & Stakeholder Engagement Intern | Child Safety & Permanency Division | 651.431.5855 | Office Hours Tuesday – Thursday 8:30am-5:30pm
Minnesota Department of Human Services | PO Box 64944 | St. Paul, MN 55164-0944 | mn.gov/dhs
