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Substantial Targeted Funding for Children in Walz Budget
Substantial Targeted Funding for Children in Walz Budget 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Governor Tim Walz’ Supplemental Budget Proposal dedicates some of the state’s $7.7B surplus to substantial…

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Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Program at Risk of Closing
Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Program at Risk of Closing 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Guardians ad litem (GALs) represent the best interests of the child in Juvenile Court maltreatment…

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The Voice of Early Childhood Development Advocates is Crucial to Child Safety
The Voice of Early Childhood Development Advocates is Crucial to Child Safety 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Child welfare and early childhood development advocates are both concerned about the lifelong impact of…

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Support Group for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Offers Healing
Support Group for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Offers Healing 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Volunteers and friends of Safe Passage are starting a support group for adult survivors of…

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Canada and its First Nations Reach $31.5B Child Welfare Settlement
Canada and its First Nations Reach $31.5B Child Welfare Settlement 960 945 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This week Canadian First Nations (Indigenous tribes) and the federal government reached a $31.5B ($40B…

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What’s Worse than Going into Foster Care?
What’s Worse than Going into Foster Care? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This “just-when-you-thought-it-couldn’t-get-worse” New York Times article documents a “shadow foster care” system that tells parents…

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Do We Need Journalists to Reform Child Welfare?
Do We Need Journalists to Reform Child Welfare? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Good journalists deliver objective reports that we can rely on.  They quickly grasp topics that others have…

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Should Politics or Research Drive Child Welfare Reforms?
Should Politics or Research Drive Child Welfare Reforms? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This Child Welfare Monitor article summarizes a paper by Richard Barth et. al. analyzing “10…

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State Supreme Court Decision on Eric Dean – A Win for Children
State Supreme Court Decision on Eric Dean – A Win for Children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Recently the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously overturned lower court rulings in the wrongful death lawsuit…

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Two Simple Rules for Driving out of the Fog
Two Simple Rules for Driving out of the Fog 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In this recent blog and accompanying podcast we described how child welfare philosophy has shifted…

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