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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…

October 25, 2018
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Thanks to Our Supporters

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Thanks to our supporters we raised nearly 30% more than last year at our annual…

October 18, 2018
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Supreme Court on Interviewing Children with their Abusers

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In Maryland v. Craig, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor wrote “A state`s interest in the physical…

October 11, 2018
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The State’s Fair Share

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In 2014 the Minnesota legislature started requiring counties to use uniform state guidelines when responding…

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?

Thanks to Our Supporters

Supreme Court on Interviewing Children with their Abusers

The State’s Fair Share

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