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Not All Children Should Go Home

Not All Children Should Go Home 800 400 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Often at child welfare gatherings someone says “Children shouldn’t be removed from their parents because…

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Are Child Welfare Reforms Actually Happening?

Are Child Welfare Reforms Actually Happening? 750 511 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In 2015 the Governor’s Child Protection Task Force recommended reforms in three areas: Structural improvements…

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House Makes Prevention a Priority

House Makes Prevention a Priority 750 964 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Representative Jenifer Loon, chair of the Minnesota legislature’s E-12 Conference Committee, called a press conference Monday… to…

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Improved Response to Maltreatment Reports

Improved Response to Maltreatment Reports 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Last week Minnesota announced that screened-in child abuse reports increased 25% in 2016 to 39,500.…

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Workers Hit Their Limit

Workers Hit Their Limit 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The AFSCME* union sued Ramsey County this week, claiming that caseloads are excessive and that management stifles…

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Revealing Federal Program Audit

Revealing Federal Program Audit 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The federal government recently released the (poorly formatted, nearly impenetrable) Child and Family Services Review, an…

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We Can Do Better

We Can Do Better 750 500 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Minnesota House and Senate released their education and human services bills this week. Our…

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Opening Budget Gambit?

Opening Budget Gambit? 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Minnesota legislature recently announced its maximum budget targets for the 2018-2019 biennium. The House proposed a…

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Volunteers’ Impact at Legislature

Volunteers’ Impact at Legislature 750 529 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Safe Passage for Children’s recent Day on the Hill was energizing and productive! Our volunteers…

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Decision Time on Child Deaths

Decision Time on Child Deaths 576 480 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This year local media have covered five child murders and one near-fatality at various stages…

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