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Why is Chronic Maltreatment Pervasive Yet Rarely Addressed?
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Why is Chronic Maltreatment Pervasive Yet Rarely Addressed? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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!
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Mental Health – Child Protection – Courts: You Need to Talk! 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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
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Biological Parents Responsible for Just Half of Child Fatalities 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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
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Star Tribune Helps Expose Counties Diverting Foster Children’s Money to their Coffers 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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
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Coming Soon: Statewide Foster Care Licensing Standards 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Coming Soon: Statewide Foster Care Licensing Standards

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

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Is Chronic Neglect the Future for Children?
Is Chronic Neglect the Future for Children? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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?
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Who Will Challenge the Current Political Order to Protect Children? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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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Whatever Happened to the Battered Child Syndrome?
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Whatever Happened to the Battered Child Syndrome?

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

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How Can Pets Help Reduce Child Abuse and Domestic Violence?
How Can Pets Help Reduce Child Abuse and Domestic Violence? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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…

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Reduction in Child Poverty Drives a Reduction in Child Maltreatment
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Reduction in Child Poverty Drives a Reduction in Child Maltreatment 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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…

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The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy: Wow!
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The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy: Wow! 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy: Wow!

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

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Census Shows Dramatic Drop in Child Poverty – the #1 Driver of Child Abuse
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Census Shows Dramatic Drop in Child Poverty – the #1 Driver of Child Abuse 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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…

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Should Homeschoolers Embrace Regulation?
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Should Homeschoolers Embrace Regulation? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Should Homeschoolers Embrace Regulation?

I recently talked with a smart mother who was homeschooling three children, apparently extremely well.…

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Should Counties Return Children to Parents Who Have Killed their Sibling?
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Should Counties Return Children to Parents Who Have Killed their Sibling? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Should Counties Return Children to Parents Who Have Killed their Sibling?

A country administrator once told us that after a parent has murdered a child they…

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Will Wrongful Death Lawsuits Spur Reforms?
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Will Wrongful Death Lawsuits Spur Reforms? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Will Wrongful Death Lawsuits Spur Reforms?

For decades counties have given increasing weight to parents’ rights, which has led to leaving…

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