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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…

February 2, 2018
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Guidance from Harvard’s Kennedy School

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Harvard Kennedy School professor Julie Boatright Wilson commented on our recent blog, “Why We Make…

January 25, 2018
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What Difference Do We Make?

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Foundation officers have told us “We love your program, but it won’t help our metrics.”…

January 19, 2018
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Child Welfare Training Academy – Key Resource

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Last week the U of M’s Center for the Advanced Study of Child Welfare presented…

January 11, 2018
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Improved Leadership from the State

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Historically, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has provided minimal oversight for child welfare…

January 4, 2018
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What’s Coming in 2018

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Here are some major child welfare developments we anticipate for Minnesota in 2018. We should…

December 14, 2017
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Who’s Minding the Store?

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Recently the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has exerted more leadership in child protection…

Is Horrific Case a Holdover from the Past?

A #ProtectChildrenToo Movement?

State Leadership on Child Fatalities

Guidance from Harvard’s Kennedy School

What Difference Do We Make?

Child Welfare Training Academy – Key Resource

Improved Leadership from the State

What’s Coming in 2018

Who’s Minding the Store?

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