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Lawsuits Target Direct Service Workers in Child Deaths
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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
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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
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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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More Reasons to Reopen Schools
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More Reasons to Reopen Schools

It may seem odd for an organization dedicated to child safety to advocate for reopening…

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Family Violence: the Intersection of Child Maltreatment, Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse
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Family Violence: the Intersection of Child Maltreatment, Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse

Our recent webinars with Andrew Campbell and Victor Vieth introduced us to the concept of…

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upEND — A Proposal to Abolish Child Welfare
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upEND — A Proposal to Abolish Child Welfare

This Journal of Public Child Welfare article describes upEND, a movement to abolish child welfare,…

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University of Minnesota Adds Major New Resource for Children
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University of Minnesota Adds Major New Resource for Children

In a virtual coffee hour this week, recorded here, the University of Minnesota introduced Dr.…

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Dr. Marti Erickson’s Pioneering Research on Child Maltreatment
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Dr. Marti Erickson’s Pioneering Research on Child Maltreatment

This week’s webinar featured a videotaped interview with Dr. Marti Erickson followed by a live…

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Arianna Hunziker’s Murder: It’s the System Not the Worker
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Arianna Hunziker’s Murder: It’s the System Not the Worker

This week Arianna Hunziker’s grandparents sued staff from Hennepin County and Allina Health for the…

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Children’s Civil Rights
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Children’s Civil Rights

In this week’s webinar Andrew Campbell envisions cross-disciplinary cooperation among child protection, domestic violence and…

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The Case for Getting Children Back in School
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The Case for Getting Children Back in School

This American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) bulletin encourages school districts to take every necessary COVID-related…

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Why Our Webinar Series on COVID Matters
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Why Our Webinar Series on COVID Matters

This Wednesday Marie Cohen delivered the first in our three-part webinar series on child protection…

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Andrew Campbell’s Holistic View of Family Violence
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Andrew Campbell’s Holistic View of Family Violence

On October 14th Andrew Campbell will discuss his cross-disciplinary approach to family violence in the…

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Early Learning Scholarships Priority to Maltreatment Victims
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Early Learning Scholarships Priority to Maltreatment Victims

Three years ago the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) established priority groups for early learning…

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Successful Training for Child Protection Workers
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Successful Training for Child Protection Workers

Last week Victor Vieth, Director of Education and Research for the Zero Abuse Project, did…

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