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June 14, 2018
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Misguided Class Action Lawsuit?

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The law firm A Better Childhood (ABC) has initiated a class action lawsuit to force Minnesota to…

June 12, 2018
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Gubernatorial Candidates Respond to Safe Passage Survey

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This is likely the only time in eight years we can get Minnesota gubernatorial candidates…

June 7, 2018
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Justice for Victims of Priestly Abuse

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Last week St. Paul Attorney Jeff Anderson announced a $210 million settlement with the Archdiocese of St.…

May 31, 2018
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Minnesota’s Message to Children

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Most years the state legislature gathers all legislation in major areas such as human services,…

May 24, 2018
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Follow Hennepin’s Lead on Police Communications

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When parents are arrested, police sometimes release children to unsafe friends or relatives because they…

May 17, 2018
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Steps to Prevent Child Torture

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The recent deaths of the Hart siblings prompted the Child Welfare Monitor to propose changes aimed at preventing the…

May 11, 2018
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Every Placement Should Be Safe

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All things considered, kinship care, adoption, and informal family arrangements are preferable to “stranger foster…

May 3, 2018
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Coordinate Child Protection and Law Enforcement

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Lack of coordination between law enforcement and child protection is one of three factors that contributed to…

April 26, 2018
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What Researchers Say About Family Assessment, or Differential Response

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Knowing how parents became the primary clients of child protection helps clarify why children are…

April 18, 2018
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Parents as the Primary Clients of Child Protection

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As previously noted, there are three main reasons cases like the “house of horrors” occur. One…

Misguided Class Action Lawsuit?

Gubernatorial Candidates Respond to Safe Passage Survey

Justice for Victims of Priestly Abuse

Minnesota’s Message to Children

Steps to Prevent Child Torture

Every Placement Should Be Safe

Coordinate Child Protection and Law Enforcement

What Researchers Say About Family Assessment, or Differential Response

Parents as the Primary Clients of Child Protection

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