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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…

October 28, 2021
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How We Got Five Decades of Anti-Child Policies

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In 1972 the Annie E. Casey and Edna McConnell Clark foundations began promoting Intensive Family…

October 21, 2021
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Child Welfare Vigilantes

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Years ago when I was running the Yonkers New York Department of Social Services, I…

October 8, 2021
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When is it Children’s Turn to Get Justice?

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Recently some measure of justice for women was achieved when the Congressional testimony of USA…

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?

How We Got Five Decades of Anti-Child Policies

When is it Children’s Turn to Get Justice?

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