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MN Department of Education Steps Up
MN Department of Education Steps Up 2560 1709 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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More Children Being Protected – For Now
More Children Being Protected – For Now 2560 1663 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Encourage Governor Dayton to Finish What He Started
Encourage Governor Dayton to Finish What He Started 630 448 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Police “Hold Space” for Children
Police “Hold Space” for Children 357 448 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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The Promise of African American Kinship Foster Care
The Promise of African American Kinship Foster Care 750 498 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Meaningful Action on Racial Disparities
Meaningful Action on Racial Disparities 750 498 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Child Protection – African American Community Dialogue
Child Protection – African American Community Dialogue 640 426 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Don’t Abandon Reforms
Don’t Abandon Reforms 2560 2048 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Communities of Color as Customers
Communities of Color as Customers 592 394 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Communities of color are represented in Minnesota’s child protection and foster care caseloads at roughly…

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Risky Child Protection Practices Persist
Risky Child Protection Practices Persist 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

State law changed in 2015 to make child safety the primary purpose of child protection,…

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