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July 27, 2017

Child Victims Were Young

Minnesota media have reported seven children killed by their caregivers in 2017, five just since…

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July 21, 2017

Resurgence of Child Fatalities

In the 18 months following the March 2015 Governor’s Child Protection Task Force, only three…

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July 14, 2017

Why McKenna’s Law Matters

Over the past two years McKenna Ahrenholz, now 13, courageously testified several times to the…

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July 7, 2017

Biggest Legislative Gain for Children

We believe one recent Minnesota law will do more to reduce the effects of child…

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June 30, 2017

Fourth of July

On the eve of this Fourth of July weekend, we invite you to contemplate some…

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June 23, 2017

Still Waiting for Basic Information

In 2015 the Governor’s Child Protection Task Force raised concerns that Minnesota counties only screened…

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June 16, 2017

Lawsuit Tells Children’s Stories

The class action lawsuit filed against Hennepin County and the Minnesota Department of Human Services…

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June 9, 2017

Who Doesn’t Benefit from Evidence-Based Practices?

Some legislators and foundations prefer to fund Evidence-Based interventions (EBI’s), meaning programs… that have extensive…

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June 2, 2017

Class Action Lawsuit Jolt to System

Yesterday advocates from A Better Childhood (ABC) filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Hennepin County…

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May 26, 2017

Donny and Martha

Locked in adjacent rooms, siblings Donny and Martha didn’t see each other for seven years.…

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May 19, 2017

Not All Children Should Go Home

Often at child welfare gatherings someone says “Children shouldn’t be removed from their parents because…

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May 12, 2017

Are Child Welfare Reforms Actually Happening?

In 2015 the Governor’s Child Protection Task Force recommended reforms in three areas: Structural improvements…

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April 28, 2017

House Makes Prevention a Priority

Representative Jenifer Loon, chair of the Minnesota legislature’s E-12 Conference Committee, called a press conference Monday… to…

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April 21, 2017

Improved Response to Maltreatment Reports

Last week Minnesota announced that screened-in child abuse reports increased 25% in 2016 to 39,500.…

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April 14, 2017

Workers Hit Their Limit

The AFSCME* union sued Ramsey County this week, claiming that caseloads are excessive and that management stifles…

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