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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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Early Learning Scholarship and Childcare Bills Could Significantly Reduce Child Maltreatment

Early Learning Scholarship and Childcare Bills Could Significantly Reduce Child Maltreatment 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Major childcare and early learning scholarship bills are merging and morphing rapidly as they move…

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Reduction in Child Poverty Drives a Reduction in Child Maltreatment

Reduction in Child Poverty Drives a Reduction in Child Maltreatment 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

A recent study by Child Trends showed that government programs such as the Earned Income…

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Should Homeschoolers Embrace Regulation?

Should Homeschoolers Embrace Regulation? 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

I recently talked with a smart mother who was homeschooling three children, apparently extremely well.…

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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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Dr. Marti Erickson’s Pioneering Research on Child Maltreatment

Dr. Marti Erickson’s Pioneering Research on Child Maltreatment 600 600 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This week’s webinar featured a videotaped interview with Dr. Marti Erickson followed by a live…

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Family Assessment Research and Our Legislative Priorities

Family Assessment Research and Our Legislative Priorities 2560 1700 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

As described last week, recent research on Family Assessment (FA) – known generically nationwide as…

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