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Do Risk Assessment Tools Make Racial Disparities in Child Welfare Better or Worse? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3-3-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3-3-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 2, 2023 March 2, 2023

March 2, 2023

Do Risk Assessment Tools Make Racial Disparities in Child Welfare Better or Worse?

Los Angeles County and a team of scholars are collaborating on a “Risk Stratification Model”…

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Federal Government Announces Decrease in Child Maltreatment. Is it too Soon to Celebrate? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2-24-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape-1.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2-24-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape-1.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 February 23, 2023 February 23, 2023

February 23, 2023

Federal Government Announces Decrease in Child Maltreatment. Is it too Soon to Celebrate?

The federal Children’s Bureau recently released its 2021 Maltreatment Report and announced without reservation that…

Governor Walz’ Budget Has Child Maltreatment Reduction Measures https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ebrief-podcast-2-17-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ebrief-podcast-2-17-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 February 16, 2023 February 16, 2023

February 16, 2023

Governor Walz’ Budget Has Child Maltreatment Reduction Measures

A major takeaway from our recent report on child fatalities is that the single most…

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What is Neglect? Maybe Not What People Think https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2-10-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2-10-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 February 10, 2023 February 10, 2023

February 10, 2023

What is Neglect? Maybe Not What People Think

A common trope alleges that child protection caseworkers confuse poverty with neglect. This has been…

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Safe Passage for Children Releases Report on Minnesota Child Fatalities https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SP-Child-Fatality-Report-Cover-Page-Feb-2023-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SP-Child-Fatality-Report-Cover-Page-Feb-2023-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 February 2, 2023 February 2, 2023

February 2, 2023

Safe Passage for Children Releases Report on Minnesota Child Fatalities

Yesterday Safe Passage for Children released its year-long study of Minnesota child fatalities from maltreatment…

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Children with Disabilities Are at Higher Risk of Abuse – Why Not Prioritize Them? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-27-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-27-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 January 26, 2023 January 26, 2023

January 26, 2023

Children with Disabilities Are at Higher Risk of Abuse – Why Not Prioritize Them?

This Emily Douglas paper shows that children with a disability or medical condition are twice…

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The Dominant Narrative Needs More Balance https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-20-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-20-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 January 19, 2023 January 19, 2023

January 19, 2023

The Dominant Narrative Needs More Balance

The Child Welfare Monitor’s review of David Ambroz’ autobiography explores the dominant narrative that child…

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Should We Love All Children or Just our Own? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-13-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-13-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 January 12, 2023 January 12, 2023

January 12, 2023

Should We Love All Children or Just our Own?

Our soon-to-be-released study of child fatalities documents numerous physical assaults on children that caseworkers, law…

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Why is Chronic Maltreatment Pervasive Yet Rarely Addressed? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-6-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-6-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 January 5, 2023 January 5, 2023

January 5, 2023

Why is Chronic Maltreatment Pervasive Yet Rarely Addressed?

These blogs in Marie Cohen’s Child Welfare Monitor and Dee Wilson’s Sounding Board explore chronic…

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Mental Health – Child Protection – Courts: You Need to Talk! https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-16-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-16-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 December 15, 2022 January 12, 2023

December 15, 2022

Mental Health – Child Protection – Courts: You Need to Talk!

Our study of Minnesota child fatalities documented seven children who were killed by a mother…

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Biological Parents Responsible for Just Half of Child Fatalities https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-9-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-9-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 December 9, 2022 December 9, 2022

December 9, 2022

Biological Parents Responsible for Just Half of Child Fatalities

One unexpected finding from our study of 88 Minnesota child fatalities is that nearly half…

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Star Tribune Helps Expose Counties Diverting Foster Children’s Money to their Coffers https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-2-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-2-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 December 1, 2022 December 1, 2022

December 1, 2022

Star Tribune Helps Expose Counties Diverting Foster Children’s Money to their Coffers

This Star Tribune article reveals that Minnesota counties are diverting income belonging to approximately 700…

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Coming Soon: Statewide Foster Care Licensing Standards https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-18-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-18-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 November 18, 2022 November 18, 2022

November 18, 2022

Coming Soon: Statewide Foster Care Licensing Standards

In 2021 Safe Passage helped pass legislation that lowered legal barriers to becoming a foster…

Is Chronic Neglect the Future for Children? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-11-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-11-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 November 10, 2022 November 10, 2022

November 10, 2022

Is Chronic Neglect the Future for Children?

Chronic neglect refers to cases that are reported to child protection repeatedly. Our recent webinar…

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Who Will Challenge the Current Political Order to Protect Children? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-4-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-4-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022

November 3, 2022

Who Will Challenge the Current Political Order to Protect Children?

This week’s webinar speaker, Dee Wilson, co-wrote an article for a 2013 edition of the…

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