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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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Public Policy Goals Should be Decided Democratically

Public Policy Goals Should be Decided Democratically 1200 867 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In 2011 Casey Family Programs unilaterally established a national goal to safely reduce the number…

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Why isn’t Antiracism Training Working as Planned?

Why isn’t Antiracism Training Working as Planned? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

We have heard concerns that antiracism training hasn’t reduced the disproportionate representation of Black and…

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Forensic Interview Protocols are Making it Harder to Prove Abuse

Forensic Interview Protocols are Making it Harder to Prove Abuse 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In this Mitchell Hamline Law Review article, Victor Vieth of the Zero Abuse Project describes…

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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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