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The Child Protection to Sex-Trafficking Pipeline
The Child Protection to Sex-Trafficking Pipeline 750 495 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Minnesota supports sex trafficked children through the Safe Harbor Act, which decriminalizes prostitution for minors…

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Where Child Welfare Can Address Injustices and Racism
Where Child Welfare Can Address Injustices and Racism 750 500 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

As described last week, attempts to address racism and injustices in the child welfare system…

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Political Activism and Children
Political Activism and Children 750 500 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Most parents in child protection have themselves suffered from childhood trauma, compounded by societal injustices…

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Keep the Good Parts of Family Assessment
Keep the Good Parts of Family Assessment 1000 500 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Minnesota’s Family Assessment (FA) program is based the unsubstantiated claim that traditional child protection practices…

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Closing Boys Totem Town
Closing Boys Totem Town 640 426 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Ramsey County is closing its juvenile corrections program, Boys Totem Town.  The County has successfully…

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Other States End Family Assessment Program
Other States End Family Assessment Program 750 422 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The program known as Differential Response (DR) nationally and as Family Assessment (FA) in Minnesota…

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Is Kinship Care Always Better?
Is Kinship Care Always Better? 750 500 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This state Dashboard Report shows that kinship foster care increased from 35.8% of days in…

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Treat Children Like Domestic Violence Victims
Treat Children Like Domestic Violence Victims 750 535 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Compare this typical law enforcement officers’ checklist for (mostly) women victims of domestic violence with…

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Should Family Preservation or Child Safety Take Priority?
Should Family Preservation or Child Safety Take Priority? 750 422 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Last year 98 children known to Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services were killed.…

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Lessons from the 2019 Minnesota State Legislative Session
Lessons from the 2019 Minnesota State Legislative Session 750 451 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

As reported last week, the 2019 legislative session funded the Child Welfare Training Academy, which…

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