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February 7, 2019

Great Start for Children – Top Priority Bill for 2019

Safe Passage for Children will support several bills during the 2019 Minnesota legislative session, starting…

Protect Children As Well As Adults https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Jan31.jpg?fit=750%2C543&ssl=1 750 543 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Jan31.jpg?fit=750%2C543&ssl=1 January 31, 2019 October 21, 2020

January 31, 2019

Protect Children As Well As Adults

Thankfully, two recent Star Tribune investigations prompted authorities to move quickly to improve protections for…

Get Access to Prevention Funding https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1065433235-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1065433235-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1 January 24, 2019 October 21, 2020

January 24, 2019

Get Access to Prevention Funding

The federal Family First Preservation Services Act shifts child welfare funding from group homes and…

Prevention First https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Jan17.jpg?fit=750%2C499&ssl=1 750 499 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Jan17.jpg?fit=750%2C499&ssl=1 January 17, 2019 October 21, 2020

January 17, 2019

Prevention First

Prevention, early intervention and family support services reduce the actual incidence of child abuse so…

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January 10, 2019

Abuse Survivors Say Secrecy is Poisonous

PBS recently interviewed members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP). Their…

Legislative Prospects for 2019 https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/jess-bailey-mexeVPlTB6k-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1942&ssl=1 2560 1942 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/jess-bailey-mexeVPlTB6k-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1942&ssl=1 January 3, 2019 October 21, 2020

January 3, 2019

Legislative Prospects for 2019

With a projected state budget surplus of $1.5 billion one might hope this is the…

Too Many Neglect Reports or Too Few? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1740084020-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1740084020-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1 December 28, 2018 October 21, 2020

December 28, 2018

Too Many Neglect Reports or Too Few?

Research indicates that educational neglect reports often indicate more serious problems. But in Minnesota they…

Patterns in Child Fatalities https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-from-rawpixel-id-377294-jpeg-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&ssl=1 2560 1708 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-from-rawpixel-id-377294-jpeg-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&ssl=1 December 6, 2018 November 19, 2020

December 6, 2018

Patterns in Child Fatalities

In a recent post we shared that Minnesota media reported 17 child fatalities and three…

Do Parents Have a Right to Hit Children? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nov28.jpg?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/Nov28.jpg?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1 November 29, 2018 October 21, 2020

November 29, 2018

Do Parents Have a Right to Hit Children?

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently strengthened its historic opposition to corporal punishment, noting that…

The Death of Gabriel Fernandez https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nov15.jpg?fit=268%2C188&ssl=1 268 188 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nov15.jpg?fit=268%2C188&ssl=1 November 15, 2018 November 19, 2020

November 15, 2018

The Death of Gabriel Fernandez

This Child Welfare Monitor article demonstrates the enormous risks posed to children by certain Family…

A Pattern in Foster Care Murders? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-jonas-mohamadi-1427288-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&ssl=1 2560 1709 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-jonas-mohamadi-1427288-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&ssl=1 November 8, 2018 October 21, 2020

November 8, 2018

A Pattern in Foster Care Murders?

Minnesota media reported 17 children killed in Minnesota by maltreatment over the past 18 months.…

Going Backwards on Child Safety? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1142016011-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1 2560 1440 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1142016011-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1 November 1, 2018 November 19, 2020

November 1, 2018

Going Backwards on Child Safety?

Recently some legislators and child protection agencies began theorizing that an underlying cause of caseload…

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October 25, 2018

Thanks to Our Supporters

Thanks to our supporters we raised nearly 30% more than last year at our annual…

Supreme Court on Interviewing Children with their Abusers https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Oct18.jpg?fit=750%2C499&ssl=1 750 499 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Oct18.jpg?fit=750%2C499&ssl=1 October 18, 2018 November 19, 2020

October 18, 2018

Supreme Court on Interviewing Children with their Abusers

In Maryland v. Craig, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor wrote “A state`s interest in the physical…

The State’s Fair Share https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Oct11.png?fit=521%2C288&ssl=1 521 288 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Oct11.png?fit=521%2C288&ssl=1 October 11, 2018 November 19, 2020

October 11, 2018

The State’s Fair Share

In 2014 the Minnesota legislature started requiring counties to use uniform state guidelines when responding…

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