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Youth testimony on House File 3211
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Progress for Children in the Minnesota House
Progress for Children in the Minnesota House 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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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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Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs
Minnesota Scorecard for Children: A Few Golds, Many DNFs 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Many Chances for Parents Means No Chance for a Child
Many Chances for Parents Means No Chance for a Child 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Safe Passage is utilizing public case records to analyze child fatalities in Minnesota since 2015. …

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Why Can’t We Get Timely Child Welfare Information?
Why Can’t We Get Timely Child Welfare Information? 1200 846 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Minnesota Department of Human…

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Substantial Targeted Funding for Children in Walz Budget
Substantial Targeted Funding for Children in Walz Budget 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Governor Tim Walz’ Supplemental Budget Proposal dedicates some of the state’s $7.7B surplus to substantial…

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Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Program at Risk of Closing
Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Program at Risk of Closing 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Guardians ad litem (GALs) represent the best interests of the child in Juvenile Court maltreatment…

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Do We Need Journalists to Reform Child Welfare?
Do We Need Journalists to Reform Child Welfare? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Good journalists deliver objective reports that we can rely on.  They quickly grasp topics that others have…

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Which Trauma Should We Choose?
Which Trauma Should We Choose? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Minnesota still screens in significantly fewer maltreatment reports than most states.  But some worry that…

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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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