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Common Ground for Victims’ Advocates in Domestic and Child Abuse

Common Ground for Victims’ Advocates in Domestic and Child Abuse 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Professionals in domestic abuse programs, also called Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) prefer that victims decide…

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Do Social Workers Confuse Poverty with Neglect?

Do Social Workers Confuse Poverty with Neglect? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Research cited in this Child Welfare Monitor article indicates that most poor parents do not…

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New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities

New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Safe Passage for Children is analyzing the 87 murders of children in Minnesota since 2014,…

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Progressives and Conservatives Converge on Anti-Child Welfare Agenda

Progressives and Conservatives Converge on Anti-Child Welfare Agenda 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

On the political left, the UpEND movement wants to abolish child welfare.  This includes letting…

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Progress for Children in the Minnesota House

Progress for Children in the Minnesota House 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This Tuesday House File (HF) 3211 – featured in last week’s blog – passed through…

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Government and Advocates Negotiate to Preserve Foster Children’s Income

Government and Advocates Negotiate to Preserve Foster Children’s Income 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Approximately 10%-12% of foster children are entitled to Social Security benefits either because of a…

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Repeating Myths Until they Become Facts

Repeating Myths Until they Become Facts 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This week we interviewed Child Welfare Monitor blogger Marie Cohen for a combined webinar/podcast. The…

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Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs

Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

A Winter Olympics-style graphic would show that 2015 reform legislation produced some gold medals for…

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Many Chances for Parents Means No Chance for a Child

Many Chances for Parents Means No Chance for a Child 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Safe Passage is utilizing public case records to analyze child fatalities in Minnesota since 2015. …

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Why Can’t We Get Timely Child Welfare Information?

Why Can’t We Get Timely Child Welfare Information? 1200 846 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Minnesota Department of Human…

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