The blog in 2014

Newest first

• 2 Year Old Shoots Florida Mother To Death (more common than you think)

  December 31, 2014

• On The Death Of 6 Year Old Kendrea Johnson (another perspective)

  December 30, 2014

• Kids At Risk Action TV Interview Shorts (for the record)

  December 29, 2014

• Nancy Zupfer Has It Right (Governor’s task force should represent children - not agencies and parents)

  December 19, 2014

• Abused To Death While Child Protective Services Observed - 1000+ American Children in six years (AP report)

  December 18, 2014

• Minneapolis Public Schools - Ready To Learn Has Real Meaning For At Risk Youth

  December 13, 2014

• Is Minnesota Setting A "Great" Example For Dealing With Child Protection Issues?

  December 13, 2014

• Support MN CASA Guardian ad-Litem Program (with a year end gift)

  December 12, 2014

• Comment on Brandon Stahl’s Friday article on uninvestigated child sex abuse cases 12/5/14

  December 8, 2014

• Child Death Reviews Thwarted in Edmonton (council chair quits in protest)

  December 4, 2014

• It Happens Over and Over (profound child abuse - child death - inadequate reporting & response)

  December 3, 2014

• Recent Mental Health Guidelines For Psychotropic Medications and Three Year Olds (I certainly don't like them)

  November 28, 2014

• Dear Governor Dayton's Task Force On Child Protection (for the record)

  November 26, 2014

• 7$ Child Daycare? (hint - gotta go north)

  November 20, 2014

• 5 Worst States For Child Homelessness (35% of Mississippi Children Are Impoverished)

  November 18, 2014

• We’re Number One (America leads the world in the wrong things)

  November 17, 2014

• KARA’s Brandon Stahl Reader (compiled and annotated Star Tribune articles by Brandon Stahl on child abuse & child protection for the record)

  November 15, 2014

• Child Abuse Stories Across the Nation

  November 10, 2014

• Elephant In The Room (Mitch Pearlstein PAST Star Tribune)

  November 8, 2014

• The Week In Toddlers Shooting People (Huffington Post Article)

  November 5, 2014

• Send KARA Your Stories

  November 2, 2014

• Child Protection News - Your State Here (Texas and Florida are tied once more)

  October 19, 2014

• RECENT DOCUMENTARY INTERVIEWS (David Strand)

  October 19, 2014

• RECENT DOCUMENTARY INTERVIEWS (Brandon Stahl)

  October 19, 2014

• TPT/KARA Movie Trailer (2 minutes)

  October 3, 2014

• Children and Youth, Front and Center (great child protection online resource)

  October 2, 2014

• For The Record (Toni Carter's Comments on the Death Of Eric Dean + my response)

  September 29, 2014

• Thank You Ruben Rosario

  September 25, 2014

• Child Protection News (gathered nationally - find your state here)

  September 24, 2014

• It's Worse In Texas

  September 23, 2014

• Thank You Governor Dayton (shining a light on Minnesota's Child Protection system)

  September 22, 2014

• Privatized Juvenile Prisons - Kids For Cash The Movie (watch the trailer)

  September 17, 2014

• Eric Dean Is One Of Many (child protection is failing children in most states)

  September 14, 2014

• Admitting I Have Problem Is The Hardest Part (thank you Brandon Stahl for identifying the problem)

  September 11, 2014

• WCCO / KARA Radio Interview (Jordana Green Show)

  September 9, 2014

• Changing A Bad Law (thank you Brandon Stahl & Star Tribune)

  September 9, 2014

• Brandon Stahl Reports (reporting on the reporter)

  September 8, 2014

• Another Avoidable Child Death

  September 5, 2014

• Why Are So Many Six Year Olds On Prozac?

  September 2, 2014

• Guardian ad-Litem News

  August 28, 2014

• Almost Half The Children Dying From Abuse In Colorado Were In Or Known To Child Protection Workers (72 of 175)

  August 26, 2014

• This Week's At Risk Children's News

  August 22, 2014

• Founder of ACEsTooHigh and ACEsConnection Jane Stevens

  August 20, 2014

• KARA -TPT Television Documentary Update

  August 17, 2014

• What's The Difference? (and why we should care)

  August 17, 2014

• The Most Important Child Friendly Sites of This Week

  August 14, 2014

• This Week's Child Death Reporting

  August 14, 2014

• Guardian ad Litems Exchanging Stories & Ideas

  August 9, 2014

• About Women In Prison (most are primary caregivers, many lose their children forever)

  August 5, 2014

• KARA tpt Progress Report

  July 31, 2014

• Most Interesting Child Abuse Articles Of The Week

  July 25, 2014

• Powerful Stories From The Atlantic Journal (here's a preview)

  July 24, 2014

• We Could Do Better (lowest of the 38 states offering 4 year olds ECE)

  July 23, 2014

• It Could Be Worse (Virginia screens out 83% of all child abuse complaints)

  July 11, 2014

• New Video From Safe Passage For Children (it's a Wow)

  July 9, 2014

• State Ward Children As Medical Guinea Pigs (or parents withholding medical treatment for religious reasons?)

  June 30, 2014

• This Is Happening (KARA's Public TV Documentary Project)

  June 29, 2014

• What Does America Have In Common With Oman & Papua New Guinea?

  June 23, 2014

• CASA Guardian ad-Litem News (updates from around the nation)

  June 22, 2014

• Brutal Truths and Worst Practices (America's injustice System)

  June 16, 2014

• Listen To Invisible Children Book (for free)

  June 12, 2014

• KARA Brooklyn Park Think Again Presentation, Pizza and Social - June 17, 6pm

  June 11, 2014

• Child Welfare In The News (find your state here - some international)

  June 5, 2014

• Tuesday, June 17 6pm KARA Brooklyn Park Think Again Presentation, Pizza, and Social

  June 1, 2014

• Help KARA Accomplish Its Mission (volunteer & support our documentary project)

  May 29, 2014

• Kilah's Law

  May 27, 2014

• Celebrate Safe Passage Child Friendly Legislation Signed Into Law

  May 22, 2014

• Fumbled Child Protection Warnings Cost Children Their LIves (thank you Brandon Stahl- Star Tribune)

  May 19, 2014

• 10,000 Two and Three Year Olds On Psychotropic Meds (we will pay for this)

  May 17, 2014

• Goodbye Friend Of Children Dennis Jay Schapiro

  May 15, 2014

• MN Public TV / KARA Partnership (bringing attention to the issues of abused & neglected children)

  May 14, 2014

• How America Treats Its Children

  May 14, 2014

• Children In The News (update)

  May 13, 2014

• Speaking For The Weakest & Most Vulnerable Among Us - Star Tribune Articles

  May 5, 2014

• Listen To The INVISIBLE CHILDREN Book (better than talk radio)

  May 1, 2014

• Another Happy CASA Story

  May 1, 2014

• Great News For Colorado's At Risk Children (child abuse data is now public - people will become aware)

  May 1, 2014

• Responding To Toni Carter's Star Tribune Article Yesterday (County Commissioner & Pres MN Assoc. of Counties)

  April 29, 2014

• More Attention To Children's Issues (the only way to make their lives better)

  April 27, 2014

• Snapshot On Florida's Child Protection System (or what's not working)

  April 26, 2014

• Please Sign Our Petition For Safety, Education, & Health Care For MN Children

  April 25, 2014

• Years Of Ignored Child Abuse In Arizona (why should we care?)

  April 24, 2014

• This Week's News For At Risk Children

  April 22, 2014

• Tip Of The Iceberg - Medicating Six Year Olds

  April 21, 2014

• See No Evil - 90% Of Child Abuse Reports Screened Out In Minnesota Counties (Red Lake, Wilkin, LeSeur, Waseca)

  April 20, 2014

• From Our Friends At Safe Passage For Children (today's Safe Passage message)

  April 18, 2014

• CASA Guardian ad-Litem Distinctions (clarity on different kinds of guardian ad-Litems)

  April 17, 2014

• In Defense Of People Doing The Work

  April 17, 2014

• CASA Guardian ad-Litem Stories

  April 13, 2014

• KARA Talk Monday Night In Stillwater (7pm)

  April 11, 2014

• Help Wanted Volunteer Staff Writer (for Sad Stories and CASA pages)

  April 9, 2014

• Making Children Whole (with the help of the community)

  April 8, 2014

• Why Teachers Quit Teaching

  April 4, 2014

• Thank You Safe Passage For Children

  April 2, 2014

• Bad Day In The News For At Risk Children

  April 1, 2014

• KARA TV Interview Mike & Tiffini

  March 29, 2014

• Thank You Ruben Rosario (for today's powerful Pioneer Press article supporting our Invisible Children Petition)

  March 23, 2014

• Suspending 3 Year Olds (race matters)

  March 22, 2014

• Sign Our Petition For Child Rights, Safety, and Healthcare

  March 20, 2014

• Beyond Capacity; Arizona's Child Protection System (not the only state)

  March 20, 2014

• Last Night's Blog Talk Radio Interview With Bill Murray

  March 18, 2014

• 477 Child Deaths In FL (preserving families but costing lives)

  March 18, 2014

• Violence Against Children - A family Tradition (TEDx, Robbyn Peters Bennett)

  March 18, 2014

• Spanking Babies & Jailing Juveniles (Linked In Conversation)

  March 17, 2014

• Great Discussion On Privatized Foster Care In Georgia (Linked In)

  March 14, 2014

• Join Our INVISIBLE CHILDREN Linked In Discussions

  March 14, 2014

• Daycare In America (more sad stories)

  March 12, 2014

• Here's Something Easy You Can Do To Improve The Lives Of At Risk Children

  March 8, 2014

• It's How You Frame The Issue

  March 5, 2014

• Single Mom Survival (most moving story on the web today)

  March 1, 2014

• A Modest Proposal & The Kansas State House (special thanks to Jonathan Swift & Gail Finney)

  March 1, 2014

• Comment Thread On The Child Beating Bill In Kansas

  February 27, 2014

• Children In The News - read about your state here (thank you child welfare.gov)

  February 27, 2014

• GOP Is Right; We Are Spending Too Much (because we invest too little)

  February 24, 2014

• Safe Passage For Children Of MN (unintended consequences of legislation)

  February 23, 2014

• Paranoid Golden Valley Residents Drive Children's Mental Health Services Out Of Town

  February 22, 2014

• Another Screened Out Of Child Protection Baby Dies In MN

  February 22, 2014

• Snakes In Guatemala vs Guns In America

  February 21, 2014

• Best Videos From The ACE's Study (short & long)

  February 21, 2014

• 70 Child Abuse Deaths In California's Child Protection System

  February 20, 2014

• Faith Healing & Another Child Death In Philadelphia

  February 19, 2014

• Hitting Children & Leaving Bruises On Kansas Children Could Be The Law Next Session

  February 18, 2014

• Another Failed State (no protection from child rape and no foster parents in Montana)

  February 17, 2014

• Childhood Trauma & Psychosis (another study; University of Liverpool)

  February 17, 2014

• For The Record - Minneapolis Arrests 44% Of Its Black Adult Male Population (2001 was not that long ago)

  February 15, 2014

• Drilling For Mass Murder & Arming Teachers Institutionalizes Fear and Insanity In Our Schools (please stop)

  February 15, 2014

• Abused and Neglected Children's News (thank you Child Welfare In The News)

  February 14, 2014

• Euthanizing Children (the right to die)

  February 13, 2014

• Beaten Child Verdict $166M In NJ The Largest Ever

  February 11, 2014

• Support Safe Passage For Children (abuse continues when it is not investigated)

  February 9, 2014

• In Whose Best Interest (MN courts returned this child to an abusive father 6 times)

  February 9, 2014

• INVISIBLE CHILDREN Book Accepted Into Public Library Today

  February 7, 2014

• KARA's New Website (Thank You August Johnston)

  February 5, 2014

• A Glimmer Of Hope (push for preschool)

  February 3, 2014

• Inside AZ Child Protection Politics

  February 2, 2014

• KARA planning a course for Continuing Legal Ed; For the attorneys, how many of you would consider attending?

  February 2, 2014

• Growing Up In An Abusive Home (the ACE study) Dr Felitti

  January 29, 2014

• The Race To Incarcerate Women (this does not bode well for children)

  January 26, 2014

• Child Abuse In Your State (recent news from across the nation - thank you Child Welfare in the News)

  January 26, 2014

• Send A Message For Early Learning In MN (only 9% of MN kids get early learning scholarships today)

  January 21, 2014

• Florida, The Land Of Oranges & Prosecuting 14 Year Olds As Adults (sentenced to 70 years - for robbery)

  January 20, 2014

• Executing Nine Year Olds (the best TED talk ever - or why I like lawyers)

  January 18, 2014

• The Gift Of A Good Start (the one thing I like about the military)

  January 18, 2014

• Outcomes - Not Reorganization - Safe Passages For Children

  January 17, 2014

• Eliminating Child Protection Services In Arizona (will its replacement save the children?)

  January 14, 2014

• Autism; From My Cousin (Thank You Debbie)

  January 11, 2014

• Land Of The Free?

  January 8, 2014

• Safe Passage For Children Of MN

  January 7, 2014

• California Children's Report Card

  January 7, 2014

• Register For Beyond Consequences Training & Support MN Adopt

  January 6, 2014

• A Fantastic TED Talk (learn a whole new perspective on healing)

  January 5, 2014

• Child & Family Advocacy (a new resource)

  January 3, 2014

• What We Can Learn From Kentucky (kinship rules)

  January 2, 2014

• Improving State Child Protection Systems In 2014 (whatever it takes)

  January 1, 2014

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