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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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Final Budget Decisions from the 2019 Minnesota Legislative Session

Final Budget Decisions from the 2019 Minnesota Legislative Session 1500 500 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The final budget decisions for the 2019 and legislative session finally were released early this…

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Where Are New Child Protection Funds Going?

Where Are New Child Protection Funds Going? 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In a recent ebrief we noted that Minnesota’s child welfare expenditures went up 74% since…

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