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Screening Children of Color Into Child Protection https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1414418555-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_1414418555-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1 September 7, 2018 October 21, 2020

September 7, 2018

Screening Children of Color Into Child Protection

Since 2015 the percentage of maltreatment reports being screened into child protection has risen from…

Another Poorly Designed Federal Mandate https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Aug30.png?fit=225%2C224&ssl=1 225 224 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Aug30.png?fit=225%2C224&ssl=1 August 30, 2018 October 22, 2020

August 30, 2018

Another Poorly Designed Federal Mandate

The federal Family First Prevention Services Act exemplifies legislation that, as discussed last week, ignores insights from the…

Child Welfare and the Red Bead Experiment https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Aug23.jpeg?fit=637%2C476&ssl=1 637 476 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Aug23.jpeg?fit=637%2C476&ssl=1 August 23, 2018 November 19, 2020

August 23, 2018

Child Welfare and the Red Bead Experiment

In the early days of the quality improvement movement, W. Edwards Deming used the “Red…

Don’t Fund the Existing Child Welfare System https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-pixabay-164661-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1 2560 1920 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-pixabay-164661-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1 August 14, 2018 October 22, 2020

August 14, 2018

Don’t Fund the Existing Child Welfare System

As described earlier, Minnesota needs more staff to manage growing caseloads including caseworkers, guardians ad litem,…

The Total Cost of Child Welfare https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May30.jpg?fit=750%2C451&ssl=1 750 451 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May30.jpg?fit=750%2C451&ssl=1 August 9, 2018 October 22, 2020

August 9, 2018

The Total Cost of Child Welfare

Our survey of gubernatorial candidates’ positions on child welfare funding was encouraging. All three DFL’ers…

Myth of Child Safety as Priority https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Aug2.jpg?fit=750%2C498&ssl=1 750 498 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Aug2.jpg?fit=750%2C498&ssl=1 August 8, 2018 November 19, 2020

August 8, 2018

Myth of Child Safety as Priority

The mission of government child protection programs is to ensure child safety, permanency, and well-being.…

Pro Child Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Anti-Family https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1234278556-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1700&ssl=1 2560 1700 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1234278556-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1700&ssl=1 July 29, 2018 October 21, 2020

July 29, 2018

Pro Child Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Anti-Family

Approximately 22,000 more Minnesota children annually are getting a child protection visit because counties are…

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July 26, 2018

Why So Many Foster Care Deaths?

In recent weeks an unnamed 3-year old girl was starved to death by these foster parents,…

Separating Children from Families https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/June21.jpg?fit=710%2C533&ssl=1 710 533 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/June21.jpg?fit=710%2C533&ssl=1 June 28, 2018 November 19, 2020

June 28, 2018

Separating Children from Families

Most everyone is horrified at the inhumanity of separating children from their parents at the border, then putting…

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June 28, 2018

Major Effort to Improve Foster Care

Foster parents, foster youth, relative caregivers, county staff, and nonprofit leaders have enthusiastically embraced the Quality…

Misguided Class Action Lawsuit? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-pixabay-48148-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1702&ssl=1 2560 1702 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-pixabay-48148-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1702&ssl=1 June 14, 2018 October 21, 2020

June 14, 2018

Misguided Class Action Lawsuit?

The law firm A Better Childhood (ABC) has initiated a class action lawsuit to force Minnesota to…

Gubernatorial Candidates Respond to Safe Passage Survey https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1168271491-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1703&ssl=1 2560 1703 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1168271491-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1703&ssl=1 June 12, 2018 October 22, 2020

June 12, 2018

Gubernatorial Candidates Respond to Safe Passage Survey

This is likely the only time in eight years we can get Minnesota gubernatorial candidates…

Justice for Victims of Priestly Abuse https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-ian-panelo-4567479-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/pexels-ian-panelo-4567479-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1 June 7, 2018 October 21, 2020

June 7, 2018

Justice for Victims of Priestly Abuse

Last week St. Paul Attorney Jeff Anderson announced a $210 million settlement with the Archdiocese of St.…

Minnesota’s Message to Children https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May31.jpg?fit=1000%2C482&ssl=1 1000 482 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May31.jpg?fit=1000%2C482&ssl=1 May 31, 2018 November 19, 2020

May 31, 2018

Minnesota’s Message to Children

Most years the state legislature gathers all legislation in major areas such as human services,…

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