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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…

Donny and Martha https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473493-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-ketut-subiyanto-4473493-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1 May 26, 2017 November 19, 2020

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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April 7, 2017

Revealing Federal Program Audit

The federal government recently released the (poorly formatted, nearly impenetrable) Child and Family Services Review, an…

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March 31, 2017

We Can Do Better

The Minnesota House and Senate released their education and human services bills this week. Our…

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March 24, 2017

Opening Budget Gambit?

The Minnesota legislature recently announced its maximum budget targets for the 2018-2019 biennium. The House proposed a…

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March 17, 2017

Volunteers’ Impact at Legislature

Safe Passage for Children’s recent Day on the Hill was energizing and productive! Our volunteers…

Decision Time on Child Deaths https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/March10.jpg?fit=576%2C480&ssl=1 576 480 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/March10.jpg?fit=576%2C480&ssl=1 March 10, 2017 October 22, 2020

March 10, 2017

Decision Time on Child Deaths

This year local media have covered five child murders and one near-fatality at various stages…

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