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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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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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