北达科他州卫生与公众服务部于 2 月 1 日推出收养计划变更，重点是简化流程和减少寄养时间。 North Dakota's Health and Human Services Department introduces adoption program changes on Feb 1, focusing on streamlining processes and reducing foster care time.

北达科他州卫生与公众服务部于 2 月 1 日对其收养计划进行了修改，旨在简化流程并减少儿童、家庭和社会工作者的官僚作风。 North Dakota's Health and Human Services Department introduced changes to its adoption program on February 1, aiming to streamline processes and reduce bureaucracy for kids, families, and caseworkers. 第一阶段的重点是简化对寄养提供者和收养家庭的监管要求，引入新的家庭评估模板并改善对寄养儿童大家庭成员的影响。 The first phase focused on simplifying regulatory requirements for foster care providers and adoptive families, introducing a new family assessment template and improved outreach to extended family members of foster children. 第二阶段计划在 6 至 12 个月内进行，最终目标是减少儿童在被收养前在寄养机构度过的时间。 A second phase is planned within 6-12 months, with the ultimate goal of reducing the time children spend in foster care before adoption.