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Safe Passage Speaks Up For Children at Penn State Webinar
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Safe Passage Speaks Up For Children at Penn State Webinar

Last week, hundreds of child welfare advocates, researchers, and frontline workers attended the Child Abuse…

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We’re Making Minnesota Safer
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We’re Making Minnesota Safer

In his recent State of the State address, Governor Walz described Minnesota as “the best…

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Improving Mandated Reporter Training: Contact Your State Senator
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Improving Mandated Reporter Training: Contact Your State Senator

Safe Passage for Children’s top policy priority this legislative session is to improve training for…

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Good Conversations at the Capitol this Week
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Good Conversations at the Capitol this Week

On Monday a group of us gathered at the Capitol to meet with over a…

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Recap: Safe Passage’s First Annual Vigil
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Recap: Safe Passage’s First Annual Vigil

Watch the video here. On Tuesday, Safe Passage for Children held its first annual candlelight…

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We’re talking with the media + legislators to raise awareness
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We’re talking with the media + legislators to raise awareness

On April 1, we will be holding our first annual vigil on the steps of…

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2023-2024 Child Fatality Report: Research Update
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2023-2024 Child Fatality Report: Research Update

In a previous post, we mentioned that the Safe Passage for Children research team had…

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MN Child Fatalities Rise for Fifth Year
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MN Child Fatalities Rise for Fifth Year

A new federal report shows that incidents of child abuse and neglect are rising in many parts…

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Join our Voice at the Capitol in April
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Join our Voice at the Capitol in April

Safe Passage for Children is gearing up for National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April.…

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Legislators are Listening
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Legislators are Listening

In 2022, there were 80,000 reports of potential child maltreatment made across Minnesota counties with…

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Thinking Critically: How Children Are Affected by the Opioid Crisis
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Thinking Critically: How Children Are Affected by the Opioid Crisis

Earlier this month, a family came forward with reports of their child ingesting methamphetamine at an in-home…

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Neglect is More Common than Abuse
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Neglect is More Common than Abuse

Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment in Minnesota, accounting for over half…

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State Performance Measures Fall Short…Again
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State Performance Measures Fall Short…Again

Minnesota’s Child Welfare Data Dashboard provides detailed data about how counties are handling child abuse reports. The…

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We Believe Questions Lead to Answers
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We Believe Questions Lead to Answers

Just last week, a 2-month-old baby was found not breathing in a bloodied Minneapolis hotel room. Sadly,…

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Coming Soon: Improved Training for Mandated Reporters
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Coming Soon: Improved Training for Mandated Reporters

Last week state Representative Jim Nash (R-Waconia) joined advocates from Safe Passage for Children for…

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