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April 28, 2022
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How Society Became Wholly Indifferent to the Suffering of Children

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Early findings from our current research on Minnesota child murders show high risk cases being…

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April 21, 2022
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Did Child Abuse Actually Go Down During Covid?

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Many observers expected child abuse to increase during covid because it would be hidden from…

April 14, 2022
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Common Ground for Victims’ Advocates in Domestic and Child Abuse

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

April 8, 2022
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Do Social Workers Confuse Poverty with Neglect?

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

March 31, 2022
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New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities

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

March 24, 2022
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Progressives and Conservatives Converge on Anti-Child Welfare Agenda

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

March 17, 2022
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Progress for Children in the Minnesota House

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

March 11, 2022
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Government and Advocates Negotiate to Preserve Foster Children’s Income

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

March 4, 2022
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Repeating Myths Until they Become Facts

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

February 24, 2022
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Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs

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

How Society Became Wholly Indifferent to the Suffering of Children

Did Child Abuse Actually Go Down During Covid?

Common Ground for Victims’ Advocates in Domestic and Child Abuse

Do Social Workers Confuse Poverty with Neglect?

New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities

Progressives and Conservatives Converge on Anti-Child Welfare Agenda

Progress for Children in the Minnesota House

Repeating Myths Until they Become Facts

Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs

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