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March 31, 2022
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New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities

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

March 4, 2022
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Repeating Myths Until they Become Facts

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

February 24, 2022
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Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs

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

February 17, 2022
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Many Chances for Parents Means No Chance for a Child

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

February 2, 2022
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Substantial Targeted Funding for Children in Walz Budget

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Governor Tim Walz’ Supplemental Budget Proposal dedicates some of the state’s $7.7B surplus to substantial…

December 10, 2021
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Do We Need Journalists to Reform Child Welfare?

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Good journalists deliver objective reports that we can rely on. They quickly grasp topics that others have…

December 3, 2021
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Should Politics or Research Drive Child Welfare Reforms?

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This Child Welfare Monitor article summarizes a paper by Richard Barth et. al. analyzing “10…

November 19, 2021
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State Supreme Court Decision on Eric Dean – A Win for Children

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Recently the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously overturned lower court rulings in the wrongful death lawsuit…

November 12, 2021
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Two Simple Rules for Driving out of the Fog

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In this recent blog and accompanying podcast we described how child welfare philosophy has shifted…

November 5, 2021
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Which Trauma Should We Choose?

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Minnesota still screens in significantly fewer maltreatment reports than most states. But some worry that…

New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities

Repeating Myths Until they Become Facts

Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs

Many Chances for Parents Means No Chance for a Child

Substantial Targeted Funding for Children in Walz Budget

Do We Need Journalists to Reform Child Welfare?

Should Politics or Research Drive Child Welfare Reforms?

State Supreme Court Decision on Eric Dean – A Win for Children

Two Simple Rules for Driving out of the Fog

Which Trauma Should We Choose?

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