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State Supreme Court Decision on Eric Dean – A Win for Children
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State Supreme Court Decision on Eric Dean – A Win for Children

Recently the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously overturned lower court rulings in the wrongful death lawsuit…

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Two Simple Rules for Driving out of the Fog
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Two Simple Rules for Driving out of the Fog

In this recent blog and accompanying podcast we described how child welfare philosophy has shifted…

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Which Trauma Should We Choose?
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Which Trauma Should We Choose?

Minnesota still screens in significantly fewer maltreatment reports than most states.  But some worry that…

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How We Got Five Decades of Anti-Child Policies
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How We Got Five Decades of Anti-Child Policies

In 1972 the Annie E. Casey and Edna McConnell Clark foundations began promoting Intensive Family…

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Child Welfare Vigilantes
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Child Welfare Vigilantes

Years ago when I was running the Yonkers New York Department of Social Services, I…

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Public Policy Goals Should be Decided Democratically
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Public Policy Goals Should be Decided Democratically

In 2011 Casey Family Programs unilaterally established a national goal to safely reduce the number…

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When is it Children’s Turn to Get Justice?
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When is it Children’s Turn to Get Justice?

Recently some measure of justice for women was achieved when the Congressional testimony of USA…

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Why isn’t Antiracism Training Working as Planned?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…

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Lessons to be Learned from Autumn Hallow’s Murder
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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?
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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
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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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