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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? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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The Dominant Narrative Needs More Balance

The Dominant Narrative Needs More Balance 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Child Welfare Monitor’s review of David Ambroz’ autobiography explores the dominant narrative that child…

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Why is Chronic Maltreatment Pervasive Yet Rarely Addressed?

Why is Chronic Maltreatment Pervasive Yet Rarely Addressed? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

These blogs in Marie Cohen’s Child Welfare Monitor and Dee Wilson’s Sounding Board explore chronic…

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Coming Soon: Statewide Foster Care Licensing Standards

Coming Soon: Statewide Foster Care Licensing Standards 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In 2021 Safe Passage helped pass legislation that lowered legal barriers to becoming a foster…

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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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The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy: Wow!

The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy: Wow! 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Last week the Child Welfare Training Academy hosted the Grand Opening of its Roseville center.  …

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Census Shows Dramatic Drop in Child Poverty – the #1 Driver of Child Abuse

Census Shows Dramatic Drop in Child Poverty – the #1 Driver of Child Abuse 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Catching most experts by surprise, a census-based study by Child Trends shows that child poverty…

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Should Counties Return Children to Parents Who Have Killed their Sibling?

Should Counties Return Children to Parents Who Have Killed their Sibling? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

A country administrator once told us that after a parent has murdered a child they…

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Are Child Welfare Professionals Finally Pushing Back Against Criticisms?

Are Child Welfare Professionals Finally Pushing Back Against Criticisms? 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Last month a Senior Fellow from the Child Welfare League of America, Paul DiLorenzo, wrote…

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Why Are Mainstream Academics Writing for a Conservative Think Tank?

Why Are Mainstream Academics Writing for a Conservative Think Tank? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Seventeen child welfare experts from places such as Harvard Law School and the Hudson Institute…

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