DCYF Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System Project

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The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families is launching a major modernization of the Social Services Information System. The new Child Welfare Information System will replace the SSIS platform’s child welfare tool, which has been in place for more than 25 years.

The goal is to build a modern system that meets federal rules called the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System.

The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families is launching a major modernization of the Social Services Information System. The new Child Welfare Information System will replace the SSIS platform’s child welfare tool, which has been in place for more than 25 years.

The goal is to build a modern system that meets federal rules called the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System.

  • Engagement Update: Comprehensive Child Welfare Information Systems

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    Engagement Across Tribal Nations and Counties

    Focus Group Participation Highlights

    Intake / Screening Focus Group Engagement Across Tribes and Counties

    At-a-Glance Summary

    Across six functional focus groups, counties participated 52 times (with several counties attending multiple functional areas), generating more than 1,245 challenges and enhancement criteria over 15 days of engagement.

    Follow-up sessions included 55 participants representing 38 county participation instances, focused on clarifying and validating initial themes.

    This breadth and repeat participation across intake, investigation, case management, fiscal, administration, and permanency highlights that system challenges span the full child welfare lifecycle.

    Focus Group Participation

    • Intake/Screening: 10 counties | 250+ challenges/enhancements

    • Investigation/Assessment: 8 counties | 220+

    • Case Management: 11 counties | 225+

    • Administration: 6 counties | 150+

    • Fiscal & Title IV-E: 11 counties | 200+

    • State Permanency: 6 counties | 100+

    Follow-Up Sessions

    • Intake/Screening: 18 participants | 11 counties

    • Investigation/Assessment: 12 participants | 10 counties

    • Case Management: 25 participants | 17 counties

    Tribal & State Engagement


      • Prevention: 5 state staff; enhancements and challenges finalized

      • AICWIT: Engagement with Red Lake Nation and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe to identify Tribal-specific system needs

    This level of engagement demonstrates both the need for change and the collective will to shape it together.


  • Next Major Milestones

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  • Key Components for a Modernization Project

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    These steps set the foundation for a modular, CCWIS compliant system that makes work easier and supports better outcomes for families.


  • Additional Engagement Activities

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    Engagement With Counties:

    - Attending all the county leadership meetings

    - SSIS Partnership

    - MACSSA Modernization and Children’s combined chair regular meetings

    - Governance seats at decision making level

    Engagement with Tribes:

    - Attending AICWIT leadership meetings

    - Tribal Consultation

    - Planning input sessions

    - Governance seat at decision making level

    Other engagement:

    - Attending ombudsmen meeting this fall

    - Discussions with leaders in Supreme Court Council on Child Protection

    - Presentations to child protection task force, Tech Advisory Council

    - Hiring engagement coordinator to own engagement coordination

    - Future plans for public dashboards for transparency


  • What’s Next with Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System?

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    • Vendor selection for the planning phase will be completed in 2025.

    • Planning and partner engagement will continue through 2026.

    • A public project roadmap will be shared once planning begins.

    • Updates will be posted regularly on this page to keep partners and community members informed as the project moves forward.

    • The project is captured as the Child Welfare Information System, but the final name of the new system itself will be chosen later in the process.

  • Modernization Corner Goes Live

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    We are improving technology and systems to better support state program and delivery partners. These projects enhance Minnesotan's access to vital services, reduce staff's administrative burdens, and support equitable outcomes by ensuring that all Minnesotans can navigate and benefit from programs with dignity and ease. To view the projects, go to Technology and System Modernization | Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families .

Page last updated: 04 Mar 2026, 09:23 AM