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September 1, 2017
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Communities of Color as Customers

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

August 25, 2017
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Risky Child Protection Practices Persist

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

August 18, 2017
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Child Care Makes Foster Care Better

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When children are removed from their biological families to foster care the resulting trauma often…

August 11, 2017
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More Child Care Means Less Foster Care

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In cases of severe neglect or abuse, foster care may be unavoidable. But removing children…

August 4, 2017
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Transparency Needed on Child Killings

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Minnesota law* requires counties to review killings of children known to child protection within 90 days,…

July 27, 2017
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Child Victims Were Young

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Minnesota media have reported seven children killed by their caregivers in 2017, five just since…

July 21, 2017
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Resurgence of Child Fatalities

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In the 18 months following the March 2015 Governor’s Child Protection Task Force, only three…

July 14, 2017
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Why McKenna’s Law Matters

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Over the past two years McKenna Ahrenholz, now 13, courageously testified several times to the…

July 7, 2017
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Biggest Legislative Gain for Children

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We believe one recent Minnesota law will do more to reduce the effects of child…

June 30, 2017
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Fourth of July

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On the eve of this Fourth of July weekend, we invite you to contemplate some…

Communities of Color as Customers

Risky Child Protection Practices Persist

Child Care Makes Foster Care Better

More Child Care Means Less Foster Care

Transparency Needed on Child Killings

Child Victims Were Young

Resurgence of Child Fatalities

Why McKenna’s Law Matters

Biggest Legislative Gain for Children

Fourth of July

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