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June 20, 2019

Treat Children Like Domestic Violence Victims

Compare this typical law enforcement officers’ checklist for (mostly) women victims of domestic violence with…

Should Family Preservation or Child Safety Take Priority? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/June7.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1 750 422 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/June7.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1 June 7, 2019 October 21, 2020

June 7, 2019

Should Family Preservation or Child Safety Take Priority?

Last year 98 children known to Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services were killed.…

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May 30, 2019

Lessons from the 2019 Minnesota State Legislative Session

As reported last week, the 2019 legislative session funded the Child Welfare Training Academy, which…

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May 24, 2019

Final Budget Decisions from the 2019 Minnesota Legislative Session

The final budget decisions for the 2019 and legislative session finally were released early this…

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May 16, 2019

Where Are New Child Protection Funds Going?

In a recent ebrief we noted that Minnesota’s child welfare expenditures went up 74% since…

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May 9, 2019

Mixed Results in Legislative Session – Your Help is Needed!

With ten days to go, the 2019 Minnesota legislative session has produced mixed results for…

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May 2, 2019

More Funding for Children’s Services

The Department of Human Services produced this helpful analysis of expenditures for Minnesota children’s services.…

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April 25, 2019

Does Child Protection Do More Harm than Good?

Recent reforms have dramatically increased the number of Minnesota families receiving Child Protection Services (CPS).…

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April 18, 2019

Deductive Reasoning Doesn’t Work for Children

The federal Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) largely defunds group homes and residential treatment…

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April 11, 2019

When Planning Children’s Futures, Listen

Child welfare professionals often emphasize the trauma children experience when they are removed from their…

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April 4, 2019

Ideology is No Friend to Children

Ideologues on either end of the spectrum frequently view child protection as “government interference” in…

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March 28, 2019

Neglect Isn’t Less Serious than Abuse

Today’s prevailing political view is that children should stay with families when the maltreatment is…

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March 21, 2019

Implementing a Core Reform

Jaws drop whenever we tell people that child protection workers commonly interview children in front…

Unfinished Business https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/March15.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1 750 422 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/March15.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1 March 15, 2019 October 21, 2020

March 15, 2019

Unfinished Business

This week state Senator Julie Rosen introduced Senate File 2283, which would make mandatory some…

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March 7, 2019

Child Advocates Day at the Capitol

A big Thank You to the 30 Safe Passage volunteers who visited 25 state Senators…

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