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Parenting Under the Influence
Parenting Under the Influence 2560 1440 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

On a cold day in March of 2023, 7-year-old Za’Maiya Travis didn’t wake up for…

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Lives Cut Short: Tracking Child Fatalities Nationally
Lives Cut Short: Tracking Child Fatalities Nationally 1280 853 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Our heart breaks every time we hear of a child who is senselessly killed. Last…

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Children Suffer when Concerns are Silenced
Children Suffer when Concerns are Silenced 1872 1552 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Child abuse occurs in families of all demographics. Earlier this week, the mayor of Atlantic City…

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Advocacy for Children Day
Advocacy for Children Day 3328 2494 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

On Monday, a group of us gathered at the Capitol to meet with key legislators…

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Conversations at the Capitol
Conversations at the Capitol 2560 1920 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

On Monday, we’ll be having conversations at the Capitol about the need to improve Minnesota’s…

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Let’s Put Some Pressure on Legislators
Let’s Put Some Pressure on Legislators 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Every day, teachers, doctors and concerned citizens call child protection, expressing concerns about what they’ve…

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The silent struggle of vulnerable children, and new funding brings hope
The silent struggle of vulnerable children, and new funding brings hope 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Last week many of us received an AMBER Alert on our phones, asking us to…

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Gathering more information leads to better decision-making and safer children
Gathering more information leads to better decision-making and safer children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

There were over 76,000 calls into counties about possible child abuse and maltreatment in 2021,…

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Too little, too late: we need to do more to protect Minnesota’s most vulnerable children
Too little, too late: we need to do more to protect Minnesota’s most vulnerable children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

On Wednesday, a group of concerned citizens joined us to discuss the need for reforms…

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Where is the improvement? Nine years since Governor Dayton’s Task Force on the Protection of Children
Where is the improvement? Nine years since Governor Dayton’s Task Force on the Protection of Children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Approximately 25 years ago, Minnesota introduced an “alternative response” to the child protection system. The…

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