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Which Policies will Leave Kids Safer Tomorrow?
Which Policies will Leave Kids Safer Tomorrow? 1280 853 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Which Policies will Leave Kids Safer Tomorrow?

Since the beginning of the year, the safety of at least 30,000 children across Minnesota…

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Volunteers Advocating for Children in Court
Volunteers Advocating for Children in Court 1280 853 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Volunteers Advocating for Children in Court

As recently as last winter, Minnesota’s once-vigorous volunteer Guardian ad Litem (GAL) program seemed in…

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Protecting Children from Parental Substance Abuse
Protecting Children from Parental Substance Abuse 1280 853 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Protecting Children from Parental Substance Abuse

Last week the Star Tribune published an article highlighting the devastating effects of children who…

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Decriminalizing Drug Use in Pregnancy
Decriminalizing Drug Use in Pregnancy 1280 853 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Decriminalizing Drug Use in Pregnancy

Last month Hennepin County announced that it would no longer charge women who abuse drugs during…

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Infants and Toddlers at Highest Risk for Abuse
Infants and Toddlers at Highest Risk for Abuse 1280 853 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Infants and Toddlers at Highest Risk for Abuse

Although most child abuse victims are abused by their parents, sometimes the perpetrator is a…

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adulthood
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adulthood 1280 853 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adulthood

What do cancer, diabetes and heart disease have to do with child abuse?  The CDC…

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Home isn’t Always the Best Place for Children
Home isn’t Always the Best Place for Children 1280 960 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Home isn’t Always the Best Place for Children

Two weeks ago, officials ruled the death of a 3-month-old boy from White Bear Lake…

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Let’s Protect Children and their Freedom
Let’s Protect Children and their Freedom 1280 853 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Let’s Protect Children and their Freedom

The Declaration of Independence states that all people are entitled to life, liberty and the…

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A New Memorial Playground Just Opened
A New Memorial Playground Just Opened 1246 826 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

A New Memorial Playground Just Opened

A newly constructed playground opened earlier this month in the west metro. It has been…

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Domestic Violence Hurts Kids
Domestic Violence Hurts Kids 900 603 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Domestic Violence Hurts Kids

Earlier this month, Amir Demarion Harden, an 8-year-old boy from Burnsville, was shot and killed…

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New Study to Evaluate Minnesota’s Child Protection System
New Study to Evaluate Minnesota’s Child Protection System 1280 952 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

New Study to Evaluate Minnesota’s Child Protection System

If you’re concerned about a child’s safety and wellbeing, there are more than 87 numbers…

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Another toddler likely overdosed
Another toddler likely overdosed 1578 1046 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Another toddler likely overdosed

Last week Minneapolis police rushed to the Higher Ground homeless shelter where they tried to…

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State Performance Measures Fall Short
State Performance Measures Fall Short 1280 853 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

State Performance Measures Fall Short

Summer vacation is just around the corner, but for many children, school is their safest…

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Celebrating Success at the State Capitol!
Celebrating Success at the State Capitol! 1500 1000 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Celebrating Success at the State Capitol!

We’re breathing a sigh of relief this week! That’s because more laws will soon go…

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Every Child Death Should Count in Minnesota
Every Child Death Should Count in Minnesota 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Every Child Death Should Count in Minnesota

Earlier this week, a Minnesota mother was charged with murdering two of her children, neglecting a…

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