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

Fatality Fatigue: Why Do We No Longer React to Child Murders? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Arianna Hunziker Case Settled with Hennepin County but not Allina

Arianna Hunziker Case Settled with Hennepin County but not Allina 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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Removing Children from Home – The Legislative Auditor Weighs In

Removing Children from Home – The Legislative Auditor Weighs In 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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What Do Standards Have to Do with Equity?

What Do Standards Have to Do with Equity? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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In Praise of State Government Silo Busters

In Praise of State Government Silo Busters 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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How Society Became Wholly Indifferent to the Suffering of Children

How Society Became Wholly Indifferent to the Suffering of Children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities

New Safe Passage Research on Child Fatalities 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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

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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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