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Where is the improvement? Nine years since Governor Dayton’s Task Force on the Protection of Children
Where is the improvement? Nine years since Governor Dayton’s Task Force on the Protection of Children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Approximately 25 years ago, Minnesota introduced an “alternative response” to the child protection system. The…

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Help protect Minnesota children: Important findings in our latest Child Fatalities from Maltreatment report
Help protect Minnesota children: Important findings in our latest Child Fatalities from Maltreatment report 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Recently we asked the Department of Human Services to share the number of child fatalities…

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Removing Children from Home – The Legislative Auditor Weighs In
Removing Children from Home – The Legislative Auditor Weighs In 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) just issued a report on removing children…

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What Do Standards Have to Do with Equity?
What Do Standards Have to Do with Equity? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Child protection standards in Minnesota only exist for the initial maltreatment report. All other decision…

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Government and Advocates Negotiate to Preserve Foster Children’s Income
Government and Advocates Negotiate to Preserve Foster Children’s Income 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Approximately 10%-12% of foster children are entitled to Social Security benefits either because of a…

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More Funding for Children’s Services
More Funding for Children’s Services 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Department of Human Services produced this helpful analysis of expenditures for Minnesota children’s services.…

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Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business 750 422 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This week state Senator Julie Rosen introduced Senate File 2283, which would make mandatory some…

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Going Backwards on Child Safety?
Going Backwards on Child Safety? 2560 1440 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Recently some legislators and child protection agencies began theorizing that an underlying cause of caseload…

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Coordinate Child Protection and Law Enforcement
Coordinate Child Protection and Law Enforcement 750 563 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Lack of coordination between law enforcement and child protection is one of three factors that contributed to…

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State Leadership on Child Fatalities
State Leadership on Child Fatalities 750 622 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Human Services has trained 1,500 staff in a child protection fatality…

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