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Q: Why are High Risk Teens Living in an Ambulance Bay? A: Annie E. Casey Foundation https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5-20-2022-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/2022/05/5-20-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 May 19, 2022 May 19, 2022

May 19, 2022

Q: Why are High Risk Teens Living in an Ambulance Bay? A: Annie E. Casey Foundation

This Star Tribune story documents that 145 teens who are dangerous to themselves or others…

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Amish Sexual Abuse: What Happens When Community is More Important than Children? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5-13-2022-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/2022/05/5-13-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022

May 12, 2022

Amish Sexual Abuse: What Happens When Community is More Important than Children?

Garments of 13 sexually abused children were exhibited last month at a convention of “Plain”…

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In Praise of State Government Silo Busters https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5-6-2022-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/2022/05/5-6-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 May 5, 2022 May 5, 2022

May 5, 2022

In Praise of State Government Silo Busters

It has become commonplace to disparage public servants who “can’t break out of their silos”.…

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How Society Became Wholly Indifferent to the Suffering of Children https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4-29-2022-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/2022/04/4-29-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 April 28, 2022 April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022

How Society Became Wholly Indifferent to the Suffering of Children

Early findings from our current research on Minnesota child murders show high risk cases being…

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Did Child Abuse Actually Go Down During Covid? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4-22-2022-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/2022/04/4-22-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022

April 21, 2022

Did Child Abuse Actually Go Down During Covid?

Many observers expected child abuse to increase during covid because it would be hidden from…

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Common Ground for Victims’ Advocates in Domestic and Child Abuse https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4-15-2022-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/2022/04/4-15-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 April 14, 2022 April 14, 2022

April 14, 2022

Common Ground for Victims’ Advocates in Domestic and Child Abuse

Professionals in domestic abuse programs, also called Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) prefer that victims decide…

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Do Social Workers Confuse Poverty with Neglect? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4-8-2022-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/2022/04/4-8-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 April 8, 2022 April 8, 2022

April 8, 2022

Do Social Workers Confuse Poverty with Neglect?

Research cited in this Child Welfare Monitor article indicates that most poor parents do not…

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New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/4-1-2022-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/2022/03/4-1-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2022

March 31, 2022

New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities

Safe Passage for Children is analyzing the 87 murders of children in Minnesota since 2014,…

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Progressives and Conservatives Converge on Anti-Child Welfare Agenda https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3-25-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Plain-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/2022/03/3-25-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Plain-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 24, 2022 March 24, 2022

March 24, 2022

Progressives and Conservatives Converge on Anti-Child Welfare Agenda

On the political left, the UpEND movement wants to abolish child welfare. This includes letting…

Youth testimony on House File 3211

Progress for Children in the Minnesota House https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3-18-2022-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/2022/03/3-18-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 17, 2022 March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022

Progress for Children in the Minnesota House

This Tuesday House File (HF) 3211 – featured in last week’s blog – passed through…

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Government and Advocates Negotiate to Preserve Foster Children’s Income https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3-11-2022-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/2022/03/3-11-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 11, 2022 March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022

Government and Advocates Negotiate to Preserve Foster Children’s Income

Approximately 10%-12% of foster children are entitled to Social Security benefits either because of a…

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Repeating Myths Until they Become Facts https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3-4-2022-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/2022/03/3-4-2022-Ebrief-and-Podcast-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 4, 2022 March 4, 2022

March 4, 2022

Repeating Myths Until they Become Facts

This week we interviewed Child Welfare Monitor blogger Marie Cohen for a combined webinar/podcast. The…

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Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2-25-2022-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/2022/02/2-25-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 February 24, 2022 February 24, 2022

February 24, 2022

Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs

A Winter Olympics-style graphic would show that 2015 reform legislation produced some gold medals for…

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Many Chances for Parents Means No Chance for a Child https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2-18-2022-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/2022/02/2-18-2022-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 February 17, 2022 February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

Many Chances for Parents Means No Chance for a Child

Safe Passage is utilizing public case records to analyze child fatalities in Minnesota since 2015. …

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Why Can’t We Get Timely Child Welfare Information? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/k-s16-dsc6034542429-run-l.jpg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1 1200 846 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/k-s16-dsc6034542429-run-l.jpg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1 February 10, 2022 February 10, 2022

February 10, 2022

Why Can’t We Get Timely Child Welfare Information?

The federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Minnesota Department of Human…

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