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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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Which Trauma Should We Choose?
Which Trauma Should We Choose? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Minnesota still screens in significantly fewer maltreatment reports than most states.  But some worry that…

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How We Got Five Decades of Anti-Child Policies
How We Got Five Decades of Anti-Child Policies 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In 1972 the Annie E. Casey and Edna McConnell Clark foundations began promoting Intensive Family…

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Child Welfare Vigilantes
Child Welfare Vigilantes 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Years ago when I was running the Yonkers New York Department of Social Services, I…

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Public Policy Goals Should be Decided Democratically
Public Policy Goals Should be Decided Democratically 1200 867 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In 2011 Casey Family Programs unilaterally established a national goal to safely reduce the number…

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When is it Children’s Turn to Get Justice?
When is it Children’s Turn to Get Justice? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Recently some measure of justice for women was achieved when the Congressional testimony of USA…

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Why isn’t Antiracism Training Working as Planned?
Why isn’t Antiracism Training Working as Planned? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

We have heard concerns that antiracism training hasn’t reduced the disproportionate representation of Black and…

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