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December 21, 2023
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Star Tribune highlights how the “friendly” approach of family assessment may be doing more harm than good

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The second article in a 4-part series by the Star Tribune highlights how the “friendly”…

February 2, 2023
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Safe Passage for Children Releases Report on Minnesota Child Fatalities

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Yesterday Safe Passage for Children released its year-long study of Minnesota child fatalities from maltreatment…

January 12, 2023
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Should We Love All Children or Just our Own?

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Our soon-to-be-released study of child fatalities documents numerous physical assaults on children that caseworkers, law…

November 18, 2022
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Coming Soon: Statewide Foster Care Licensing Standards

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In 2021 Safe Passage helped pass legislation that lowered legal barriers to becoming a foster…

July 21, 2022
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Are Child Welfare Professionals Finally Pushing Back Against Criticisms?

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Last month a Senior Fellow from the Child Welfare League of America, Paul DiLorenzo, wrote…

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…

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September 2, 2021
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Why Family Friendly Programs have Struggled to Work

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“Family friendly” programs such as Intensive Family Preservation Services and Differential Response (DR) – or…

Star Tribune highlights how the “friendly” approach of family assessment may be doing more harm than good

Safe Passage for Children Releases Report on Minnesota Child Fatalities

Should We Love All Children or Just our Own?

Coming Soon: Statewide Foster Care Licensing Standards

Are Child Welfare Professionals Finally Pushing Back Against Criticisms?

Do Social Workers Confuse Poverty with Neglect?

Why Family Friendly Programs have Struggled to Work

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