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July 7, 2022
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Removing Children from Home – The Legislative Auditor Weighs In

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

June 16, 2022
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What Do Standards Have to Do with Equity?

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

May 5, 2022
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In Praise of State Government Silo Busters

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It has become commonplace to disparage public servants who “can’t break out of their silos”.…

April 28, 2022
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How Society Became Wholly Indifferent to the Suffering of Children

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Early findings from our current research on Minnesota child murders show high risk cases being…

April 8, 2022
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Do Social Workers Confuse Poverty with Neglect?

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Research cited in this Child Welfare Monitor article indicates that most poor parents do not…

March 31, 2022
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New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities

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Safe Passage for Children is analyzing the 87 murders of children in Minnesota since 2014,…

March 17, 2022
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Progress for Children in the Minnesota House

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This Tuesday House File (HF) 3211 – featured in last week’s blog – passed through…

March 11, 2022
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Government and Advocates Negotiate to Preserve Foster Children’s Income

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

February 24, 2022
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Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs

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A Winter Olympics-style graphic would show that 2015 reform legislation produced some gold medals for…

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. …

What Do Standards Have to Do with Equity?

In Praise of State Government Silo Busters

How Society Became Wholly Indifferent to the Suffering of Children

Do Social Workers Confuse Poverty with Neglect?

New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities

Progress for Children in the Minnesota House

Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs

Many Chances for Parents Means No Chance for a Child

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