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August 27, 2021
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Minnesota Legislature Should Negotiate Tougher with Department of Human Services

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The Minnesota Legislative Task Force on Child Protection was convened to make sure recommendations from…

August 19, 2021
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Lessons to be Learned from Autumn Hallow’s Murder

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KSTP/Channel 5 deserves thanks for this investigative report on eight-year old Autumn Hallow’s murder. KSTP…

August 12, 2021
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Are Family Assessment Evaluations Credible?

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

July 23, 2021
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Foster Parents Roadmap to Permanency

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Panelists in our recent foster parent webinar reminded us of the federal requirement to either…

July 16, 2021
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Minnesota State Legislative Session Produces Gains for Human Services

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This year’s legislative output included a bill initiated by Foster Advocates that will ensure cost-free…

June 11, 2021
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Face Facts: We Identify with Parents Not Children

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Advocating for children is simple in the abstract. But when individuals learn that friends have…

June 3, 2021
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Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Gets Community-Wide Results

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The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ), is a federally-designated Promise Neighborhood focused on closing the achievement…

May 14, 2021
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Support for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

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Some of our volunteers have encouraged us to help them form support groups for adult…

Mixed race group of children smiling in classroom

May 6, 2021
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How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare

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Alexs Pate is a Minnesota-based best-selling novelist who created The Innocent Classroom, a series of…

April 30, 2021
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Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children

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

Minnesota Legislature Should Negotiate Tougher with Department of Human Services

Lessons to be Learned from Autumn Hallow’s Murder

Are Family Assessment Evaluations Credible?

Foster Parents Roadmap to Permanency

Minnesota State Legislative Session Produces Gains for Human Services

Face Facts: We Identify with Parents Not Children

Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Gets Community-Wide Results

Support for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare

Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children

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