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Fatality Fatigue: Why Do We No Longer React to Child Murders?
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Fatality Fatigue: Why Do We No Longer React to Child Murders?

The 2014 murder of Eric Dean by his stepmother spurred limited but important reforms of…

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What’s Missing from the Inflation Reduction Act: Children
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What’s Missing from the Inflation Reduction Act: Children

The $360 billion Inflation Reduction Act that passed this week included funds to reduce global…

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Let’s Work on a Coordinated Approach to Family Violence
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Let’s Work on a Coordinated Approach to Family Violence

According to the National Link Coalition, only nine states require child protection workers to report…

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Arianna Hunziker Case Settled with Hennepin County but not Allina
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Arianna Hunziker Case Settled with Hennepin County but not Allina 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Arianna Hunziker Case Settled with Hennepin County but not Allina

Hennepin County recently settled a $1.3 million lawsuit with relatives of Arianna Hunziker, the three…

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Are Child Welfare Professionals Finally Pushing Back Against Criticisms?
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Are Child Welfare Professionals Finally Pushing Back Against Criticisms?

Last month a Senior Fellow from the Child Welfare League of America, Paul DiLorenzo, wrote…

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October Events to Address Family Violence
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October Events to Address Family Violence

At our October 13th fundraiser and October 14th follow-up conference, Andrew Campbell, a pioneer in…

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Removing Children from Home – The Legislative Auditor Weighs In
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Removing Children from Home – The Legislative Auditor Weighs In

The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) just issued a report on removing children…

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Why Are Mainstream Academics Writing for a Conservative Think Tank?
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Why Are Mainstream Academics Writing for a Conservative Think Tank?

Seventeen child welfare experts from places such as Harvard Law School and the Hudson Institute…

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What Do Standards Have to Do with Equity?
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What Do Standards Have to Do with Equity?

Child protection standards in Minnesota only exist for the initial maltreatment report. All other decision…

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What Do School Shootings and Child Maltreatment Have in Common?
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What Do School Shootings and Child Maltreatment Have in Common?

The common thread connecting school shootings and child abuse is the conviction that adult rights…

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Maya’s Law – Limited but Meaningful Progress on Child Safety
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Maya’s Law – Limited but Meaningful Progress on Child Safety

Maya’s Law passed last week on the final day of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session. …

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Eli Hart: What Will it Take to Keep a Child Safe?
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Eli Hart: What Will it Take to Keep a Child Safe? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Eli Hart: What Will it Take to Keep a Child Safe?

On May 11 the court awarded custody of six-year-old Eli Hart to his mother shortly…

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Q: Why are High Risk Teens Living in an Ambulance Bay? A: Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Q: Why are High Risk Teens Living in an Ambulance Bay? A: Annie E. Casey Foundation 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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?
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Amish Sexual Abuse: What Happens When Community is More Important than Children? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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
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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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