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January 24, 2019
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Get Access to Prevention Funding

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The federal Family First Preservation Services Act shifts child welfare funding from group homes and…

January 17, 2019
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Prevention First

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Prevention, early intervention and family support services reduce the actual incidence of child abuse so…

January 10, 2019
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Abuse Survivors Say Secrecy is Poisonous

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PBS recently interviewed members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP). Their…

January 3, 2019
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Legislative Prospects for 2019

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With a projected state budget surplus of $1.5 billion one might hope this is the…

December 28, 2018
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Too Many Neglect Reports or Too Few?

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Research indicates that educational neglect reports often indicate more serious problems. But in Minnesota they…

December 6, 2018
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Patterns in Child Fatalities

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In a recent post we shared that Minnesota media reported 17 child fatalities and three…

November 29, 2018
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Do Parents Have a Right to Hit Children?

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The American Academy of Pediatrics recently strengthened its historic opposition to corporal punishment, noting that…

November 15, 2018
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The Death of Gabriel Fernandez

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This Child Welfare Monitor article demonstrates the enormous risks posed to children by certain Family…

November 8, 2018
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A Pattern in Foster Care Murders?

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Minnesota media reported 17 children killed in Minnesota by maltreatment over the past 18 months.…

November 1, 2018
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Going Backwards on Child Safety?

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Recently some legislators and child protection agencies began theorizing that an underlying cause of caseload…

Prevention First

Abuse Survivors Say Secrecy is Poisonous

Legislative Prospects for 2019

Too Many Neglect Reports or Too Few?

Patterns in Child Fatalities

Do Parents Have a Right to Hit Children?

The Death of Gabriel Fernandez

A Pattern in Foster Care Murders?

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