Racial Disparities

Help protect Minnesota children: Important findings in our latest Child Fatalities from Maltreatment report

Help protect Minnesota children: Important findings in our latest Child Fatalities from Maltreatment report 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Recently we asked the Department of Human Services to share the number of child fatalities…

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What is the True Source of Racial Disparities in Child Welfare?

What is the True Source of Racial Disparities in Child Welfare? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

New research indicates that, once poverty is controlled for, Black families enter child protection and…

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Do Risk Assessment Tools Make Racial Disparities in Child Welfare Better or Worse?

Do Risk Assessment Tools Make Racial Disparities in Child Welfare Better or Worse? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Los Angeles County and a team of scholars are collaborating on a “Risk Stratification Model”…

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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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Meaningful Action on Racial Disparities

Meaningful Action on Racial Disparities 750 498 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In 2015 the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $1.5 million annually to address racial disparities in child…

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