Differential Response

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How We Got Five Decades of Anti-Child Policies

How We Got Five Decades of Anti-Child Policies 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Why Family Friendly Programs have Struggled to Work

Why Family Friendly Programs have Struggled to Work 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

“Family friendly” programs such as Intensive Family Preservation Services and Differential Response (DR) – or…

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Are Family Assessment Evaluations Credible?

Are Family Assessment Evaluations Credible? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In their paper Issues in Differential Response (DR), Hughes, Rycus et. al. analyzed 57 studies…

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Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children

Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In last week’s webinar, Kathryn Piper discussed her analysis of 50 research papers and evaluations…

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Parents as the Primary Clients of Child Protection

Parents as the Primary Clients of Child Protection 2560 1707 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

As previously noted, there are three main reasons cases like the “house of horrors” occur. One…

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