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November 10, 2017

Identity Politics Isn’t for Children

How did parents’ interests become the focus of child protection? As this author suggests, the answer is…

Focus on Foster Children https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-pixabay-50581-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-pixabay-50581-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1 November 3, 2017 November 19, 2020

November 3, 2017

Focus on Foster Children

This tragic Star Tribune story about a foster mother beating an infant feeds a perception that the…

MN Department of Education Steps Up https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1247691913-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/shutterstock_1247691913-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&ssl=1 October 27, 2017 October 21, 2020

October 27, 2017

MN Department of Education Steps Up

The most important 2017 legislation for preventing child maltreatment prioritizes child care scholarships to children…

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More Children Being Protected – For Now https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1712657485-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1663&ssl=1 2560 1663 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1712657485-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1663&ssl=1 October 20, 2017 October 21, 2020

October 20, 2017

More Children Being Protected – For Now

In past years many mandated child protection reporters had given up on getting counties to…

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October 13, 2017

Encourage Governor Dayton to Finish What He Started

Governor Mark Dayton’s Child Protection Task Force inspired a statute that requires Minnesota counties to…

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October 6, 2017

Police “Hold Space” for Children

This Officer.com article supports training police to “hold space” for children through careful listening, and treating them…

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September 29, 2017

The Promise of African American Kinship Foster Care

Recent e-briefs described state grants to reduce racial disparities in child protection programs. This week…

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September 27, 2017

Meaningful Action on Racial Disparities

In 2015 the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $1.5 million annually to address racial disparities in child…

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September 22, 2017

Child Protection – African American Community Dialogue

The African American Work Group on Child Protection received state grants for several projects to…

Don’t Abandon Reforms https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gabby-orcutt-7E29j_4GBNI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2048&ssl=1 2560 2048 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gabby-orcutt-7E29j_4GBNI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2048&ssl=1 September 15, 2017 October 21, 2020

September 15, 2017

Don’t Abandon Reforms

Pressure is surfacing to ease up on child protection reforms. This is because counties are…

Communities of Color as Customers https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Sept01.jpeg?fit=592%2C394&ssl=1 592 394 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Sept01.jpeg?fit=592%2C394&ssl=1 September 1, 2017 November 19, 2020

September 1, 2017

Communities of Color as Customers

Communities of color are represented in Minnesota’s child protection and foster care caseloads at roughly…

Risky Child Protection Practices Persist https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-laura-garcia-3766464-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-laura-garcia-3766464-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1 August 25, 2017 October 21, 2020

August 25, 2017

Risky Child Protection Practices Persist

State law changed in 2015 to make child safety the primary purpose of child protection,…

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August 18, 2017

Child Care Makes Foster Care Better

When children are removed from their biological families to foster care the resulting trauma often…

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August 11, 2017

More Child Care Means Less Foster Care

In cases of severe neglect or abuse, foster care may be unavoidable. But removing children…

Transparency Needed on Child Killings https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-aadil-1764445-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1544&ssl=1 2560 1544 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-aadil-1764445-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1544&ssl=1 August 4, 2017 October 22, 2020

August 4, 2017

Transparency Needed on Child Killings

Minnesota law* requires counties to review killings of children known to child protection within 90 days,…

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