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September 29, 2022
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The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy: Wow!

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

September 8, 2022
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Should Counties Return Children to Parents Who Have Killed their Sibling?

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

August 18, 2022
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Fatality Fatigue: Why Do We No Longer React to Child Murders?

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The 2014 murder of Eric Dean by his stepmother spurred limited but important reforms of…

July 28, 2022
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Arianna Hunziker Case Settled with Hennepin County but not Allina

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Hennepin County recently settled a $1.3 million lawsuit with relatives of Arianna Hunziker, the three…

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,…

The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy: Wow!

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

Fatality Fatigue: Why Do We No Longer React to Child Murders?

Arianna Hunziker Case Settled with Hennepin County but not Allina

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

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