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Why Child Protection Workers Can’t be Sued for Child Murders
Why Child Protection Workers Can’t be Sued for Child Murders 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In DeShaney vs. Winnebago County, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that despite multiple confirmed maltreatment…

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Male-Dominated Churches Struggle to Address Sexual Abuse
Male-Dominated Churches Struggle to Address Sexual Abuse 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Last week’s news included three stories about covering up clergy sexual abuse of women and…

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Physical Punishment Widely Supported Despite Research on Ill Effects
Physical Punishment Widely Supported Despite Research on Ill Effects 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Prevent Child Abuse America just released this survey documenting widespread support for physical punishment of…

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Face Facts: We Identify with Parents Not Children
Face Facts: We Identify with Parents Not Children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Advocating for children is simple in the abstract. But when individuals learn that friends have…

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Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Gets Community-Wide Results
Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Gets Community-Wide Results 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ), is a federally-designated Promise Neighborhood focused on closing the achievement…

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Nicholas Kristof is the only national columnist reporting on child abuse
Nicholas Kristof is the only national columnist reporting on child abuse 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Nicholas Kristoff (@NickKristof) deserves our readership. He recently published an update to his December article…

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

Some of our volunteers have encouraged us to help them form support groups for adult…

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How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare
How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Alexs Pate is a Minnesota-based best-selling novelist who created The Innocent Classroom, a series of…

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Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children
Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In last week’s webinar, Kathryn Piper discussed her analysis of 50 research papers and evaluations…

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Legislation Reforms on Police but not Child Welfare
Legislation Reforms on Police but not Child Welfare 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Since the murder of George Floyd 30 states have passed over 140 laws aimed at…

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