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Our Day at the Legislature – Keep Up the Momentum!

Our Day at the Legislature – Keep Up the Momentum! 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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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 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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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? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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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? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Governor Walz’ Budget Has Child Maltreatment Reduction Measures

Governor Walz’ Budget Has Child Maltreatment Reduction Measures 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

A major takeaway from our recent report on child fatalities is that the single most…

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What is Neglect? Maybe Not What People Think

What is Neglect? Maybe Not What People Think 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

A common trope alleges that child protection caseworkers confuse poverty with neglect.   This has been…

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Safe Passage for Children Releases Report on Minnesota Child Fatalities

Safe Passage for Children Releases Report on Minnesota Child Fatalities 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Should We Love All Children or Just our Own?

Should We Love All Children or Just our Own? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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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

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?

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

This week’s webinar speaker, Dee Wilson, co-wrote an article for a 2013 edition of the…

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