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May 9, 2019
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Mixed Results in Legislative Session – Your Help is Needed!

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With ten days to go, the 2019 Minnesota legislative session has produced mixed results for…

May 2, 2019
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More Funding for Children’s Services

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The Department of Human Services produced this helpful analysis of expenditures for Minnesota children’s services.…

April 25, 2019
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Does Child Protection Do More Harm than Good?

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Recent reforms have dramatically increased the number of Minnesota families receiving Child Protection Services (CPS).…

April 18, 2019
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Deductive Reasoning Doesn’t Work for Children

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The federal Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) largely defunds group homes and residential treatment…

April 11, 2019
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When Planning Children’s Futures, Listen

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Child welfare professionals often emphasize the trauma children experience when they are removed from their…

April 4, 2019
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Ideology is No Friend to Children

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Ideologues on either end of the spectrum frequently view child protection as “government interference” in…

March 28, 2019
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Neglect Isn’t Less Serious than Abuse

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Today’s prevailing political view is that children should stay with families when the maltreatment is…

March 21, 2019
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Implementing a Core Reform

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Jaws drop whenever we tell people that child protection workers commonly interview children in front…

March 15, 2019
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Unfinished Business

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This week state Senator Julie Rosen introduced Senate File 2283, which would make mandatory some…

March 7, 2019
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Child Advocates Day at the Capitol

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A big Thank You to the 30 Safe Passage volunteers who visited 25 state Senators…

Mixed Results in Legislative Session – Your Help is Needed!

More Funding for Children’s Services

Does Child Protection Do More Harm than Good?

Deductive Reasoning Doesn’t Work for Children

When Planning Children’s Futures, Listen

Ideology is No Friend to Children

Neglect Isn’t Less Serious than Abuse

Implementing a Core Reform

Unfinished Business

Child Advocates Day at the Capitol

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