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Get Your Tickets Now: Fall Legislative Breakfast, October 13
Registration Safe Passage’s Legislative Breakfast and Fundraiser is October 13 at the Minneapolis Club — and seats are filling up. Buy your tickets today, bring your colleagues and friends, and help...
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Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Brings Abuse Awareness Training to U...
This week, Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota Executive Director Crystal McNally and board member Kim Berg, a pediatric nurse practitioner at the Midwest Children’s Resource Center, visited the...
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More Data Points Around Interviewing Children
Two weeks ago, we shared new data we requested from the Department of Children, Youth and Families on how often Minnesota children involved in a screened-in maltreatment report are interviewed outside...
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A Good Sign in How Minnesota Talks with Kids
When a report of suspected child maltreatment is screened in, a Minnesota caseworker is required to see the child. Best practice calls for that child to be interviewed outside the presence of any...
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Child abuse is more common than you think. CornerHouse is helping families heal.
The numbers are sobering. At least 1 in 7 American children experience abuse, according to the CDC. And despite the “stranger danger” narrative many of us grew up with, 90% of abuse happens at the...
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A Note from the Executive Director
I spent the start of last week at the Child Abuse Summit at the University of Minnesota, hosted by the Otto Bremer Center for Safe and Healthy Children. I’ve presented my own story at this summit...
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A Resource We Supported Is Live
Nearly half of all child deaths from abuse and neglect happen before a baby’s first birthday — and infants who are abused can’t tell anyone what happened to them. That’s why it’s so important for...
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Join Us for Safe Passage’s 2026 Legislative Breakfast & Fundraiser
Mark your calendars — Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota is excited to invite you to our 2026 Legislative Breakfast and Fundraiser on Tuesday, October 13th, at the Minneapolis Club (729 Second...
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A Preventable Death Raises Hard Questions in Hennepin County
Reporting from the Star Tribune Last October, a baby girl was born eight weeks early in Hennepin County, weighing just over 3 pounds. She had been exposed to fentanyl and methamphetamine in utero. Her...
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Bruising in Children: What’s Normal and What’s Not
Earlier this year, Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota sponsored a bill that would require daycares to display a poster educating parents, caregivers, and daycare employees about possible signs of...
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In the News: A 2-year-old dies from fentanyl overdose
A 42-year-old Minneapolis grandmother is accused in the overdose death of her 2-year-old grandchild. A warrant is out for her arrest, and she faces a second-degree manslaughter charge. The KARE 11...
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Safety First: The Cost of Getting Placement Wrong
A recent New York Post opinion piece brought renewed attention to the tragic death of Jor’Dynn Duncan, a 7-year-old girl from New York who was allegedly tortured and killed by the person entrusted...
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Shaping Child Protection Policy with Frontline Experts
At Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota, we believe that the safety and well-being of children should always be the highest priority. That is why we support legislation that puts children first. We...
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Adult Survivors Support Group Seeking Peer Participants and Volunteer...
Being a survivor of child abuse can be difficult, and the effects can last a lifetime. That’s why Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota is proud to support an adult survivors peer support group. The...
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2026 Legislative Session: A Year of Advocacy to Be Proud Of
The legislative session wrapped up Sunday night, and while our priority legislation did not make it into the limited final bills of the session, that doesn’t tell the whole story of this year’s...
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Building momentum for Minnesota’s children
This legislative session, Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota has been at the Capitol working on behalf of Minnesota’s children. Board members, staff and volunteers for Safe Passage have met with...
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Safe Passage Back at the Capitol
Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota has a featured display at the State Capitol for the next two weeks. Keeping our children safe is one of the most important responsibilities we share, and this...
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Thank you Melissa
Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota extends its gratitude to Melissa DeBilzan for her outstanding leadership as interim Executive Director over the past 2 years. During her tenure, Melissa has been...
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Welcome Crystal McNally, our new Executive Director
Safe Passage is pleased to announce and welcome Crystal McNally as the new Executive Director of Safe Passage for Children in Minnesota. Crystal brings a deeply personal commitment to child safety. In...
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This is how change happens…
Safe Passage is bringing urgent attention to child abuse in Minnesota—and people are starting to listen. From the media to lawmakers, this week marked real momentum. Last Friday, the Star Tribune...
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