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How Can Counties Protect Children During the Coronavirus?

How Can Counties Protect Children During the Coronavirus? 750 629 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The coronavirus is challenging counties to balance family and worker safety during child protection visits.…

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CANCELLED: Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Health Finance and Policy Committee Hearing previously scheduled for Tuesday March 17th

CANCELLED: Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Health Finance and Policy Committee Hearing previously scheduled for Tuesday March 17th 750 629 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Minnesota legislature is closed until April 14th.  Meetings of all the committees that might…

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Hearing Next Tuesday on Critical Child Safety Legislation

Hearing Next Tuesday on Critical Child Safety Legislation 2560 1440 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Next Tuesday the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee will consider Senate File 3692/House File…

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Kinship Foster Care Needs Attention

Kinship Foster Care Needs Attention 750 575 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Given the progress Hennepin County has made with child welfare in recent years, it was…

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Practical Solutions to Disproportionality

Practical Solutions to Disproportionality 2560 1440 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

As is well known, African American and Native American children are disproportionately represented in Minnesota’s…

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Fifth Anniversary of Governor’s Child Protection Task Force

Fifth Anniversary of Governor’s Child Protection Task Force 1024 698 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Next month is the fifth anniversary of the Governor’s Child Protection Task Force. Its positive…

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The State Legislative Session Has Begun!

The State Legislative Session Has Begun! 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The 2020 Minnesota state legislative session began on Tuesday. This is the second and shorter…

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Report Compares Minnesota and National Child Welfare Data

Report Compares Minnesota and National Child Welfare Data 2560 1709 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

We suggest you save this Child Welfare Monitor article because it includes a readable primer/refresher…

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New State Report Shows More Services, Less Disparities

New State Report Shows More Services, Less Disparities 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This just-released Minnesota Department of Human Services 2018 Child Maltreatment Report shows some notable trends…

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Improve Accountability for Child Fatalities

Improve Accountability for Child Fatalities 750 515 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Quality improvement research show that 85% or more of mistakes in organizations, including government agencies,…

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