Blog

Sign Up to Receive our Blog Posts in your Inbox

two children sitting together

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…

girl holding woman's hand

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…

family walking away in forest

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…

girl looking up stairs

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…

girl looking at camera

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…

child looking away on a white background

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…

child with mother

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…

family standing together

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…

person sitting in front of sunset

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…

Whatever Happened to the Battered Child Syndrome? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May31.jpg?fit=1000%2C482&ssl=1 1000 482 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May31.jpg?fit=1000%2C482&ssl=1 October 27, 2022 October 27, 2022

October 27, 2022

Whatever Happened to the Battered Child Syndrome?

In 1962 Dr. C. H. Kempe and his associates published “The Battered Child Syndrome” which…

How Can Pets Help Reduce Child Abuse and Domestic Violence? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-21-2022-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/2022/10/10-21-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 October 20, 2022 October 20, 2022

October 20, 2022

How Can Pets Help Reduce Child Abuse and Domestic Violence?

All the presenters at last Friday’s Family Violence Conference shared this message: “If one member…

girl looking at camera

Reduction in Child Poverty Drives a Reduction in Child Maltreatment https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-7-2022-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/2022/10/10-7-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 October 6, 2022 October 7, 2022

October 6, 2022

Reduction in Child Poverty Drives a Reduction in Child Maltreatment

A recent study by Child Trends showed that government programs such as the Earned Income…

MN Child Welfare Training Academy wow

The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy: Wow! https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9-30-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-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/2022/09/9-30-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 September 29, 2022 September 29, 2022

September 29, 2022

The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy: Wow!

Last week the Child Welfare Training Academy hosted the Grand Opening of its Roseville center. …

child looking down

Census Shows Dramatic Drop in Child Poverty – the #1 Driver of Child Abuse https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9-23-2022-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/2022/09/9-23-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022

September 22, 2022

Census Shows Dramatic Drop in Child Poverty – the #1 Driver of Child Abuse

Catching most experts by surprise, a census-based study by Child Trends shows that child poverty…

1
…
4
5
6
7
8
…
24

Load More

0

Would love your thoughts, please comment.x

()