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November 10, 2017
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Identity Politics Isn’t for Children

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How did parents’ interests become the focus of child protection? As this author suggests, the answer is…

November 3, 2017
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Focus on Foster Children

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This tragic Star Tribune story about a foster mother beating an infant feeds a perception that the…

October 27, 2017
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MN Department of Education Steps Up

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The most important 2017 legislation for preventing child maltreatment prioritizes child care scholarships to children…

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October 20, 2017
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More Children Being Protected – For Now

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In past years many mandated child protection reporters had given up on getting counties to…

October 13, 2017
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Encourage Governor Dayton to Finish What He Started

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Governor Mark Dayton’s Child Protection Task Force inspired a statute that requires Minnesota counties to…

October 6, 2017
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Police “Hold Space” for Children

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This Officer.com article supports training police to “hold space” for children through careful listening, and treating them…

September 29, 2017
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The Promise of African American Kinship Foster Care

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Recent e-briefs described state grants to reduce racial disparities in child protection programs. This week…

September 27, 2017
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Meaningful Action on Racial Disparities

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In 2015 the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $1.5 million annually to address racial disparities in child…

September 22, 2017
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Child Protection – African American Community Dialogue

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The African American Work Group on Child Protection received state grants for several projects to…

September 15, 2017
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Don’t Abandon Reforms

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Pressure is surfacing to ease up on child protection reforms. This is because counties are…

Identity Politics Isn’t for Children

Focus on Foster Children

MN Department of Education Steps Up

More Children Being Protected – For Now

Encourage Governor Dayton to Finish What He Started

Police “Hold Space” for Children

Meaningful Action on Racial Disparities

Child Protection – African American Community Dialogue

Don’t Abandon Reforms

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