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May 12, 2017
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Are Child Welfare Reforms Actually Happening?

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

April 28, 2017
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House Makes Prevention a Priority

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

April 21, 2017
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Improved Response to Maltreatment Reports

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

April 14, 2017
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Workers Hit Their Limit

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

April 7, 2017
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Revealing Federal Program Audit

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

March 31, 2017
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We Can Do Better

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

March 24, 2017
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Opening Budget Gambit?

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

March 17, 2017
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Volunteers’ Impact at Legislature

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

March 10, 2017
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Decision Time on Child Deaths

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

March 3, 2017
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Stand up for the Media

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Stand up for the Media Recent accusations of media bias compel us to point out…

Are Child Welfare Reforms Actually Happening?

House Makes Prevention a Priority

Improved Response to Maltreatment Reports

Workers Hit Their Limit

Revealing Federal Program Audit

We Can Do Better

Opening Budget Gambit?

Volunteers’ Impact at Legislature

Decision Time on Child Deaths

Stand up for the Media

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