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May 6, 2021
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How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare

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

April 30, 2021
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Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children

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

April 23, 2021
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Legislation Reforms on Police but not Child Welfare

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

April 16, 2021
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Daunte Wright

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Daunte Wright’s killing has filled us with anger, grief, and sadness that many of us…

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April 8, 2021
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Bill Brings Higher Education Within Reach for Foster Youth

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The Fostering Higher Education Act, SF 1306/HF 1802, sponsored by Foster Advocates, will offer “fosters”…

April 2, 2021
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Lawsuits Target Direct Service Workers in Child Deaths

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Most legal actions around child fatalities are against a county or nonprofit. But recent lawsuits…

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March 25, 2021
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Passage of Foster Care Bill Promotes Equity

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A foster care licensing bill HF1287/SF1558 was approved by all the necessary House and Senate…

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March 18, 2021
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Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Speak Out

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Two adult survivors of child abuse shared their stories during our webinar last week. Here…

December 10, 2020
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More Reasons to Reopen Schools

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It may seem odd for an organization dedicated to child safety to advocate for reopening…

November 19, 2020
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Family Violence: the Intersection of Child Maltreatment, Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse

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Our recent webinars with Andrew Campbell and Victor Vieth introduced us to the concept of…

How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare

Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children

Legislation Reforms on Police but not Child Welfare

Daunte Wright

Bill Brings Higher Education Within Reach for Foster Youth

Lawsuits Target Direct Service Workers in Child Deaths

Passage of Foster Care Bill Promotes Equity

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Speak Out

More Reasons to Reopen Schools

Family Violence: the Intersection of Child Maltreatment, Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse

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