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February 2, 2024
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Data suggests Minnesota is missing one opportunity after another to protect children

Data suggests Minnesota is missing one opportunity after another to protect children https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-2-2024-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/2024/02/2-2-2024-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 February 2, 2024 February 2, 2024

The latest federal data underscores what we’ve been saying for years: Minnesota screens in fewer…

December 15, 2023
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Star Tribune addresses need to better protect Minnesota’s children from abuse and neglect

Star Tribune addresses need to better protect Minnesota’s children from abuse and neglect https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/12-15-2023-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/2023/12/12-15-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 December 15, 2023 December 15, 2023

The Star Tribune recently published a 3-part series about the need to better protect Minnesota’s…

March 23, 2023
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Our Day at the Legislature – Keep Up the Momentum!

Our Day at the Legislature – Keep Up the Momentum! https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ebrief-3-24-23-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/2023/03/Ebrief-3-24-23-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 23, 2023 March 23, 2023

This Wednesday we held our annual Advocacy for Children Day at the Minnesota legislature. Thanks…

March 17, 2023
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Early Learning Scholarship and Childcare Bills Could Significantly Reduce Child Maltreatment

Early Learning Scholarship and Childcare Bills Could Significantly Reduce Child Maltreatment https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3-17-2023-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/2023/03/3-17-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 17, 2023 March 17, 2023

Major childcare and early learning scholarship bills are merging and morphing rapidly as they move…

March 2, 2023
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Do Risk Assessment Tools Make Racial Disparities in Child Welfare Better or Worse?

Do Risk Assessment Tools Make Racial Disparities in Child Welfare Better or Worse? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3-3-2023-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/2023/03/3-3-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 March 2, 2023 March 2, 2023

Los Angeles County and a team of scholars are collaborating on a “Risk Stratification Model”…

February 23, 2023
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Federal Government Announces Decrease in Child Maltreatment. Is it too Soon to Celebrate?

Federal Government Announces Decrease in Child Maltreatment. Is it too Soon to Celebrate? https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2-24-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape-1.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/2023/02/2-24-2023-Ebrief-Facebook-Post-Landscape-1.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 February 23, 2023 February 23, 2023

The federal Children’s Bureau recently released its 2021 Maltreatment Report and announced without reservation that…

February 2, 2023
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Safe Passage for Children Releases Report on Minnesota Child Fatalities

Safe Passage for Children Releases Report on Minnesota Child Fatalities https://i0.wp.com/safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SP-Child-Fatality-Report-Cover-Page-Feb-2023-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/2023/02/SP-Child-Fatality-Report-Cover-Page-Feb-2023-Facebook-Post-Landscape.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1 February 2, 2023 February 2, 2023

Yesterday Safe Passage for Children released its year-long study of Minnesota child fatalities from maltreatment…

January 26, 2023
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Children with Disabilities Are at Higher Risk of Abuse – Why Not Prioritize Them?

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

This Emily Douglas paper shows that children with a disability or medical condition are twice…

January 12, 2023
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Should We Love All Children or Just our Own?

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

Our soon-to-be-released study of child fatalities documents numerous physical assaults on children that caseworkers, law…

October 27, 2022
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Whatever Happened to the Battered Child Syndrome?

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

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

Data suggests Minnesota is missing one opportunity after another to protect children

Star Tribune addresses need to better protect Minnesota’s children from abuse and neglect

Our Day at the Legislature – Keep Up the Momentum!

Early Learning Scholarship and Childcare Bills Could Significantly Reduce Child Maltreatment

Do Risk Assessment Tools Make Racial Disparities in Child Welfare Better or Worse?

Federal Government Announces Decrease in Child Maltreatment. Is it too Soon to Celebrate?

Safe Passage for Children Releases Report on Minnesota Child Fatalities

Children with Disabilities Are at Higher Risk of Abuse – Why Not Prioritize Them?

Should We Love All Children or Just our Own?

Whatever Happened to the Battered Child Syndrome?

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