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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…

Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Gets Community-Wide Results https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/NAZ.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/2021/04/NAZ.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 June 3, 2021 June 3, 2021

June 3, 2021

Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Gets Community-Wide Results

The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ), is a federally-designated Promise Neighborhood focused on closing the achievement…

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Nicholas Kristof is the only national columnist reporting on child abuse https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/5-21-21-Ebrief-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/2021/05/5-21-21-Ebrief-FB-1.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 May 21, 2021 May 21, 2021

May 21, 2021

Nicholas Kristof is the only national columnist reporting on child abuse

Nicholas Kristoff (@NickKristof) deserves our readership. He recently published an update to his December article…

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Support for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/5-14-21-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/2021/05/5-14-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021

Support for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

Some of our volunteers have encouraged us to help them form support groups for adult…

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How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/5-7-21-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/2021/05/5-7-21-Ebrief-Header-No-Prompt-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021

May 6, 2021

How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare

Alexs Pate is a Minnesota-based best-selling novelist who created The Innocent Classroom, a series of…

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Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/4-30-21-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/2021/04/4-30-21-Ebrief-Header-No-Prompt-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021

April 30, 2021

Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children

In last week’s webinar, Kathryn Piper discussed her analysis of 50 research papers and evaluations…

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Legislation Reforms on Police but not Child Welfare https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/4-23-21-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/2021/04/4-23-21-Ebrief-Header-No-Prompt-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 April 23, 2021 April 23, 2021

April 23, 2021

Legislation Reforms on Police but not Child Welfare

Since the murder of George Floyd 30 states have passed over 140 laws aimed at…

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Daunte Wright https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/10513397_041321-kabc-daunte-wright-img.gif?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1 1600 900 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/10513397_041321-kabc-daunte-wright-img.gif?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1 April 16, 2021 April 22, 2021

April 16, 2021

Daunte Wright

Daunte Wright’s killing has filled us with anger, grief, and sadness that many of us…

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Bill Brings Higher Education Within Reach for Foster Youth https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/4-9-21-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/2021/04/4-9-21-Ebrief-Header-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 April 8, 2021 April 16, 2021

April 8, 2021

Bill Brings Higher Education Within Reach for Foster Youth

The Fostering Higher Education Act, SF 1306/HF 1802, sponsored by Foster Advocates, will offer “fosters”…

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Lawsuits Target Direct Service Workers in Child Deaths https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/4-2-21-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/2021/04/4-2-21-Ebrief-Header-No-Prompt-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 April 2, 2021 April 2, 2021

April 2, 2021

Lawsuits Target Direct Service Workers in Child Deaths

Most legal actions around child fatalities are against a county or nonprofit. But recent lawsuits…

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Passage of Foster Care Bill Promotes Equity https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/March-24th-Webinar-FB-header-no-prompt.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/2021/04/March-24th-Webinar-FB-header-no-prompt.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 25, 2021 April 2, 2021

March 25, 2021

Passage of Foster Care Bill Promotes Equity

A foster care licensing bill HF1287/SF1558 was approved by all the necessary House and Senate…

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Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Speak Out https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/3-19-21-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/2021/04/3-19-21-Ebrief-Header-No-Prompt-FB.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 18, 2021 April 2, 2021

March 18, 2021

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Speak Out

Two adult survivors of child abuse shared their stories during our webinar last week. Here…

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