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| PATH MN merges with Kindred Family Focus
Yahoo Finance The merger positions Kindred Family Focus as the largest private foster and adoption agency in Minnesota, offering expanded services in every part of …
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| Minnesota man held for molesting
The Banner-Graphic In the neglect case, charged as a Class D felony, Trimbach is accused of leaving a minor child home alone at the Greencastle residence where he had …
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| Ingebrigtsen’s bill addresses child abuse
Alexandria Echo Press Ingebrigtsen’s bill addresses child abuse … R-Alexandria, presented “Erin’s Law” — legislation designed to prevent child sexual abuse in Minnesota.
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| Cass County Board: Abuse, neglect cases lower in 2016
Brainerd Dispatch Cass County Board: Abuse, neglect cases lower in 2016 … Nine percent of Minnesota children and 5 percent of preschoolers have serious emotional …
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| Eagan Day Care Provider Acussed Of Assaulting 13-Month-Old Boy
CBS Minnesota / WCCO The baby had been going to her day care since he was 9 weeks old. … According to the complaint, a child abuse pediatrician examined the baby and … Baby suffers severe brain damage, his Eagan caregiver charged – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Eagan Day Care Provider Assaulted 13-Month-Old Boy: Charges – Patch.com
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| University of Minnesota to review handling of assault case
kwwl.com University of Minnesota to review handling of assault case … found guilty of one count of child endangerment over his handling of a child sex abuse …
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| We’re joining bipartisan forces to fight opioid abuse; please help us
Minneapolis Star Tribune … who can’t wake her child who overdosed on an opioid. The video is from an anti-opioid-abuse campaign called Dose of Reality, on which Minnesota …
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| Fillmore County Parents Accused of Beating, Locking Up Daughter Sentenced to Probation
KSTP.com … each: third-degree assault involving a past pattern of child abuse, according to court … Vold’s daughters babysat the children involved in the case often. … child protection, including two additional prior cases in Minnesota within the …
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| After culture changes, no data to suggest better response to child abuse
The News Journal Delaware is one of the slowest states to respond to initial child abuse reports … Only six other states — Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, …
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| Project Turnabout hosts 200+ for training
Granite Falls Advocate Tribune Prior to this appointment, Ms. Forrest-Perkins served as the President and CEO of Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota and Minnesota Communities …
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| Hennepin County readies for $13 million child protection overhaul
Minneapolis Star Tribune Jennifer DeCubellis is leading the most dramatic reform of the child protection system in Minnesota. The charismatic 46-year-old is orchestrating a $13 …
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| Something new for the Minnesota Legislature: a caucus of first Minnesotans
MinnPost The proposals run the gamut, from creating an ombudsperson for American Indian families and putting more money into child protection services to …
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| Fillmore County Parents Accused of Beating, Locking Up Daughter Sentenced to Probation
KSTP.com The couple had previously had issues with child protection, including two additional prior cases in Minnesota within the span of a year, and one case …
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| Minnesota Pro-Abortion Legislator Tim Walz Launches Campaign for Governor
LifeNews.com Minnesota Pro-Abortion Legislator Tim Walz Launches Campaign for … the protection from abortion of unborn children who are able to feel pain, a ban …
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| Cass County Board: Abuse, neglect cases lower in 2016
Brainerd Dispatch Nine percent of Minnesota children and 5 percent of preschoolers have serious emotional disturbances that interfere at home and in school.
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| America Is Losing The War On Opioids, And Children Are The Real Victims
Huffington Post Peter Shumlin, “All of those involved in the child protection system are … Minnesota saw an increase of children placed into their state foster care by …
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| Daily Digest: State likely to meet clean energy goals
Minnesota Public Radio News (blog) Minnesota is set to meet its carbon emissions targets under the Clean … learning scholarships, quality child care and school-readiness programs. Rep …
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| Franken, Hatch Introduce Child Protection Improvement (CPIA) Act of 2017
Senator Al Franken Franken, Hatch Introduce Child Protection Improvement (CPIA) Act of 2017 … That is why we support the Child Protection Improvements Act. This legislation … Franken to Announce Federal Measure to Ensure No Minnesota Child is …
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| Child Welfare Foundation Trainer
Minnesota Jobs Child Welfare Foundation Trainer. St. Paul, MN. $52,659 – $77,590 /annually. Job Summary. **This position may offer some flexible work …
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| Minnesota boy, 4, dies after accidentally hanging himself in thrift store dressing room
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press A 4-year-old boy died after an accidental hanging at a Mankato store on Saturday, police said. Around 5:40 p.m. Saturday, police were called to the … Minnesota boy dies in accidental hanging in thrift store – cleveland.com Four-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Hangs Self in Dressing Room – NBCNews.com 4-year-old dies in accidental hanging in Mankato – KARE
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| Slain Minnesota woman’s family hopes for arrests, charges in her death
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Slain Minnesota woman’s family hopes for arrests, charges in her death … Norby’s trailer home, where she lived with her teenage son, was “fully …
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| Son of former Inver Grove Heights police chief killed in head-on crash
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press The 21-year-old son of former Inver Grove Heights Police Chief Larry Stanger was killed Sunday night in a western Wisconsin car crash, authorities …
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| US infant mortality rate falls to historic low; Minnesota’s already low rate is unchanged
MinnPost Yet, despite this positive trend, the United States still has one of the highest rates of infant mortality (the death of a baby before his or her first birthday) …
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| Minnesota roundup: Brainerd day care center license revoked after child found wandering; Dayton …
Hastings Star Gazette The death certificate, on file with the Minnesota Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records, lists the manner of Rudolph’s death as natural and …
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| Minnesota 4-year-old dies in accidental hanging
Pryor Daily Times MANKATO, Minn. — A 4-year-old boy died Saturday in the dressing room of a Minnesota thrift store, in what authorities are calling an accidental …
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| Mother Sentenced to Prison in Newborn’s Death
U.S. News & World Report Prosecutors acknowledged the mother struggled with postpartum depression, but said Htoo knew what she was doing with she filled her son’s bottle …
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| Todd Fisher says mom Debbie Reynolds set him up for death
East Grand Forks Exponent Todd Fisher says mom Debbie Reynolds set him up for death … and died one day after her 60-year-old daughter died following a heart attack. … Fisher says he’s “really OK” with his mother’s death, but “not so OK” with his sister’s. … BEMIDJI, MN (PaulBunyanBroadcasting.com) It appears plans for a … 5 dead in vehicle, knife attack at British Parliament – East Grand Forks Exponent
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| Donald L. Thompson, 83
East Grand Forks Exponent Donald L. Thompson, 83, of Greenbush, MN, died Wednesday, March 16, 2017 in … In November 1959, they welcomed their second child, Lowell.
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| Minnesota boy accidentally hangs himself in dressing room
The Missouri Injury Blog (blog) Minnesota boy accidentally hangs himself in dressing room … A 4-year-old boy has died after police in Minnesota say he accidentally hanged himself …
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| Indonesia survey shows massive coral death from cruise ship
East Grand Forks Exponent Indonesia survey shows massive coral death from cruise ship … TV) A Grand Forks woman faces one felony count of “Abuse of a Child” for allegedly … BEMIDJI, MN (PaulBunyanBroadcasting.com) It appears plans for a Veteran’s …
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| MN 911 centers vigilant after Dallas call centers face issues
Tribble Agency A grieving mother is looking for answers after the death of her 6-month-old son. Trapped at a client’s home without a auto, a sitter called 911 three …
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| Four Year Old Mankato Boy Dies
Southern Minnesota News (Mankato, MN) – Mankato police are investigating the death of a four year old boy. Officers responded to a medical call involving the child at 5:38 …
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MN: Board hears highlights of 2016 HHVS report
Pilot-Independent – March 29, 2017
Highlights from the 2016 Health, Human and Veterans Services (HHVS) annual report were presented March 21 by HHVS Director Michele Piprude and Heidi Tumberg, Director of Business Management. In 2016 Cass saw higher levels of child abuse intakes; neglect was the leading category, with 450 incidents, followed by physical abuse, 188. In 2016, Cass had 573 child protection intakes, 189 child welfare, and 57, children’s mental health.
| Couple Sentenced to Treatment, Probation for Child Abuse Conviction
KAALtv.com (ABC 6 News) – An Ostrander couple will serve time in a treatment center and 5 years of probation for abusing their 5-year-old daughter.
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| Abuse of Children
Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs. 202 East Superior Street. Duluth, MN 55802. 218.722.2781 www.theduluthmodel.org.
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Depressed Minnesota mom who killed baby gets prison for manslaughter
Duluth News Tribune
When the poison failed, Htoo smothered her son to death with her hands. Then she placed him in a baby carrier, put the seat in her husband’s car and, …
WATCH: Millie and Wren Holloman share their adoption story live on ‘GMA’
East Grand Forks Exponent
WATCH: Millie and Wren Holloman share their adoption story live on ‘GMA’ … Wonderful Life Foods is located in downtown Crookston, Minnesota.
Troubled St. Cloud center for children to close … – Star Tribune
www.startribune.com/troubled-st-cloud-center-for-children-to-close…/415241974/
Mar 2, 2017 – Troubled St. Cloud Children’s Home to move 30 children, lay off 95 … The closure comes amid rising concerns about an acute shortage of …