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Why isn’t Antiracism Training Working as Planned? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/10-1-21-Ebrief-Header-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/10-1-21-Ebrief-Header-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 September 30, 2021 September 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

Why isn’t Antiracism Training Working as Planned?

We have heard concerns that antiracism training hasn’t reduced the disproportionate representation of Black and…

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Gymnasts Shine a Light on a System that Protects Adults Not Children https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-24-21-Ebrief-Header-Email-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-24-21-Ebrief-Header-Email-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 September 23, 2021 September 23, 2021

September 23, 2021

Gymnasts Shine a Light on a System that Protects Adults Not Children

Last week’s Congressional testimony by four American gymnasts shone a light on the cover-up of…

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Forensic Interview Protocols are Making it Harder to Prove Abuse https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-10-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-10-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 September 9, 2021 September 9, 2021

September 9, 2021

Forensic Interview Protocols are Making it Harder to Prove Abuse

In this Mitchell Hamline Law Review article, Victor Vieth of the Zero Abuse Project describes…

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Why Family Friendly Programs have Struggled to Work https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-3-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-3-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 September 2, 2021 September 2, 2021

September 2, 2021

Why Family Friendly Programs have Struggled to Work

“Family friendly” programs such as Intensive Family Preservation Services and Differential Response (DR) – or…

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Minnesota Legislature Should Negotiate Tougher with Department of Human Services https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14338186776177784382.jpg?fit=750%2C421&ssl=1 750 421 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14338186776177784382.jpg?fit=750%2C421&ssl=1 August 27, 2021 August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021

Minnesota Legislature Should Negotiate Tougher with Department of Human Services

The Minnesota Legislative Task Force on Child Protection was convened to make sure recommendations from…

Lessons to be Learned from Autumn Hallow’s Murder https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SP-Child-BW-Older-Girl-Profile-Silhouette.png?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1 1080 1080 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SP-Child-BW-Older-Girl-Profile-Silhouette.png?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1 August 19, 2021 August 19, 2021

August 19, 2021

Lessons to be Learned from Autumn Hallow’s Murder

KSTP/Channel 5 deserves thanks for this investigative report on eight-year old Autumn Hallow’s murder. KSTP…

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Are Family Assessment Evaluations Credible? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-13-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-13-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 August 12, 2021 August 12, 2021

August 12, 2021

Are Family Assessment Evaluations Credible?

In their paper Issues in Differential Response (DR), Hughes, Rycus et. al. analyzed 57 studies…

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Challenges Implementing the Federal Family First Act https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-6-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-6-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 August 6, 2021 August 6, 2021

August 6, 2021

Challenges Implementing the Federal Family First Act

In our latest webinar, Kirsten Anderson, Executive Director of AspireMN , made the complex Family…

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Harvard Conference on Homeschooling Illuminates Invisible Children https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-30-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-30-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 July 30, 2021 July 30, 2021

July 30, 2021

Harvard Conference on Homeschooling Illuminates Invisible Children

This Child Welfare Monitor article recounted last month’s Harvard Law School conference on homeschooling. It…

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Foster Parents Roadmap to Permanency https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-23-21-Ebrief-Header-FB-1.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-23-21-Ebrief-Header-FB-1.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 July 23, 2021 July 23, 2021

July 23, 2021

Foster Parents Roadmap to Permanency

Panelists in our recent foster parent webinar reminded us of the federal requirement to either…

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Minnesota State Legislative Session Produces Gains for Human Services https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/bao-chau-a1DXAsvScI8-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1 2560 1920 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/bao-chau-a1DXAsvScI8-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1 July 16, 2021 July 16, 2021

July 16, 2021

Minnesota State Legislative Session Produces Gains for Human Services

This year’s legislative output included a bill initiated by Foster Advocates that will ensure cost-free…

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Why Child Protection Workers Can’t be Sued for Child Murders https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-9-21-Ebrief-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-9-21-Ebrief-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 July 9, 2021 July 9, 2021

July 9, 2021

Why Child Protection Workers Can’t be Sued for Child Murders

In DeShaney vs. Winnebago County, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that despite multiple confirmed maltreatment…

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Male-Dominated Churches Struggle to Address Sexual Abuse https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-25-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-25-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 June 24, 2021 June 24, 2021

June 24, 2021

Male-Dominated Churches Struggle to Address Sexual Abuse

Last week’s news included three stories about covering up clergy sexual abuse of women and…

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Physical Punishment Widely Supported Despite Research on Ill Effects https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-18-21-Ebrief-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-18-21-Ebrief-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 June 17, 2021 June 17, 2021

June 17, 2021

Physical Punishment Widely Supported Despite Research on Ill Effects

Prevent Child Abuse America just released this survey documenting widespread support for physical punishment of…

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Face Facts: We Identify with Parents Not Children https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-11-21-Ebrief-Header-No-Prompt-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-11-21-Ebrief-Header-No-Prompt-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 June 11, 2021 June 11, 2021

June 11, 2021

Face Facts: We Identify with Parents Not Children

Advocating for children is simple in the abstract. But when individuals learn that friends have…

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