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April 11, 2018
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Give the State More Authority

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As described last week, there are three main reasons the recent “house of horrors” case happened.…

April 5, 2018
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Three Reasons Minnesota Tolerates Child Deaths

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Whenever stories happen like the “house of horrors” and the former Minnesota children who were driven to their…

March 29, 2018
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Support Guardians ad Litem

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Our experience with the Minnesota Guardian ad Litem (GAL) program has been great, but legislators…

March 22, 2018
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Day on the Hill

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This week Safe Passage for Children held its annual Day on the Hill, when volunteers…

March 15, 2018
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Don’t Blame the Worker

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Blaming workers and supervisors for the current “house of horrors” story is understandable. But this catastrophe occurred…

March 8, 2018
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Headwinds for Child Safety Legislation

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Opposition to two bills we proposed this legislative session means they will only receive an…

March 1, 2018
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Is Horrific Case a Holdover from the Past?

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Last week the Star Tribune documented this horrific story about a Hennepin County father who shackled, raped,…

February 23, 2018
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Right-Size Minnesota’s Child Welfare Programs

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The core components of Minnesota’s child welfare system include the social services needed to implement…

February 15, 2018
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A #ProtectChildrenToo Movement?

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Nearly everyone deplores Larry Nassar’s assaults on gymnasts, and the workplace sexual harassment unmasked by…

February 9, 2018
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State Leadership on Child Fatalities

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The Minnesota Department of Human Services has trained 1,500 staff in a child protection fatality…

Give the State More Authority

Three Reasons Minnesota Tolerates Child Deaths

Support Guardians ad Litem

Day on the Hill

Don’t Blame the Worker

Headwinds for Child Safety Legislation

Is Horrific Case a Holdover from the Past?

A #ProtectChildrenToo Movement?

State Leadership on Child Fatalities

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