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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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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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Minnesota Legislature Should Negotiate Tougher with Department of Human Services
Minnesota Legislature Should Negotiate Tougher with Department of Human Services 750 421 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Lessons to be Learned from Autumn Hallow’s Murder
Lessons to be Learned from Autumn Hallow’s Murder 1080 1080 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Are Family Assessment Evaluations Credible?
Are Family Assessment Evaluations Credible? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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