Final Budget Decisions from the 2019 Minnesota Legislative Session
The final budget decisions for the 2019 and legislative session finally were released early this…
read moreThe final budget decisions for the 2019 and legislative session finally were released early this…
read moreIn a recent ebrief we noted that Minnesota’s child welfare expenditures went up 74% since…
read moreWith ten days to go, the 2019 Minnesota legislative session has produced mixed results for…
read moreThe Department of Human Services produced this helpful analysis of expenditures for Minnesota children’s services.…
read moreRecent reforms have dramatically increased the number of Minnesota families receiving Child Protection Services (CPS).…
read moreThe federal Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) largely defunds group homes and residential treatment…
read moreChild welfare professionals often emphasize the trauma children experience when they are removed from their…
read moreIdeologues on either end of the spectrum frequently view child protection as “government interference” in…
read moreToday’s prevailing political view is that children should stay with families when the maltreatment is…
read moreJaws drop whenever we tell people that child protection workers commonly interview children in front…
read moreThis week state Senator Julie Rosen introduced Senate File 2283, which would make mandatory some…
read moreA big Thank You to the 30 Safe Passage volunteers who visited 25 state Senators…
read moreThis Glamour Magazine “Broken Harts” podcast is about two White mothers from Minnesota who drove…
read moreThis op-ed piece by former Minnesota Finance Director and quality guru Peter Hutchinson explains in…
read moreDakota County’s award-winning Birth to Age 8 Collaborative connects families unknown to local schools with…
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