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Terminating the CASA Volunteer GAL Program Will Cost Children’s Lives and Taxpayers Money

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, CASA, GAL and Child Protection, Child Abuse and Deaths, Reporting and News - MN Specific, Reporting and News - US BasedMay 14, 2025

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Vulnerabilities in the Foster Care System (podcast)

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, CASA, GAL and Child Protection, Child Abuse and Deaths, Child Protection, Featured Articles, PODCAST & STREAMING, Reporting and News - MN Specific, Reporting and News - US BasedMay 10, 2025

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Kids At Risk Action History

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, KARA News and EventsMay 10, 2025

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Foster Care Needs and Facts for Minnesota

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, CASA, GAL and Child Protection, Child Abuse and Deaths, Child Protection, Reporting and News - MN SpecificMay 9, 2025

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The End Of Child Protection

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, Child Abuse and Deaths, Child Protection, Public Policy, Reporting and News - US BasedMay 8, 2025

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Volunteer Opportunities

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, KARA News and EventsMay 7, 2025

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Links to Facts and Happenings in Child Protection and Public Health

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, CASA, GAL and Child Protection, Juvenile + Criminal Justice, KARA News and Events, Reporting and News - US BasedMay 2, 2025

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The Critical Need for Child Advocacy Centers (podcast)

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, CASA, GAL and Child Protection, Child Abuse and Deaths, Child Protection, Education, Featured Articles, KARA News and Events, PODCAST & STREAMING, Reporting and News - MN Specific, Reporting and News - US BasedMay 2, 2025

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List of Current Federal Policies Impacting Children

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, CASA, GAL and Child Protection, Child Protection, Children's Rights, Education, KARA News and Events, Media, Public Policy, Reporting and News - US BasedMay 1, 2025

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National CASA Federal Funding Terminated – Share this with your lawmakers

All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionApril 30, 2025

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Care Giver Retreat for MN Adoptive, Foster, & Kinship Caregivers

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, Education, KARA News and Events, Reporting and News - MN SpecificApril 28, 2025

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Child Death and Public Non Disclosure (podcast)

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, CASA, GAL and Child Protection, Child Abuse and Deaths, Child Protection, Data, Featured Articles, KARA News and Events, Mental Health + Over Medication, PODCAST & STREAMING, Reporting and News - US Based, StatisticsApril 26, 2025

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Best and Worst Practices in Minnesota CPS (part 4 of 4)

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, CASA, GAL and Child Protection, Child Protection, KARA News and Events, Media, Public Policy, Reporting and News - MN SpecificApril 24, 2025

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Best and Worst Practices in Minnesota CPS (part 3 of 4)

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, CASA, GAL and Child Protection, Child Abuse and Deaths, Child Protection, KARA News and Events, Reporting and News - International, Reporting and News - MN SpecificApril 23, 2025

Vulnerabilities in the Foster Care System (podcast)

The Critical Need for Child Advocacy Centers (podcast)

Child Death and Public Non Disclosure (podcast)

Doing the Math in Child Protective Services (podcast)

ACES Economic HealthCare Burden 14 Trillion Annually (Cape Breton University Project)

All About ACEs (adverse childhood experience) Trauma, Testing, & Resilience

Children, Institutions, and Politics

Leadership and Child Protection

What Teachers Are Facing Today and Tomorrow

What To Do For At Risk Children (a list of important things)

Who Will Speak For Abused & Neglected Children? video

Non Transparency in Child Protective Services (CPS)

KARA – CASA Ad Grant Initiative ($120,000 annually)

America’s CHILDHOOD TRAUMA and ACES Impact

Minnesota Children Killed By Caregivers While Known to CPS (& how to stop it)

Highlights on Family Assessment and Child Death from Star Tribune Child Abuse Reporting Part I

AMERICA’S CHILDREN IN 100 CHARTS (read book draft)

Short Powerful Videos on Child Abuse Issues (20-30 seconds)

American Crime Costs & Statistics

Arming Teachers/Shooting Students (advocating for less violence and a more civil society)

8 Year-old Tayvion Davis (Podcast)

Domestic Violence and Child Death at the Hands of Caregivers

Other Perspectives Podcast

It Can’t Happen Here (Sally’s Story – Podcast)

Seeking Stories About Childhood Trauma

KARA’s Foster Care Podcast Series

Terminating the CASA Volunteer GAL Program Will Cost Children’s Lives and Taxpayers Money

Vulnerabilities in the Foster Care System (podcast)

Kids At Risk Action History

Foster Care Needs and Facts for Minnesota

The End Of Child Protection

Volunteer Opportunities

Links to Facts and Happenings in Child Protection and Public Health

The Critical Need for Child Advocacy Centers (podcast)

List of Current Federal Policies Impacting Children

National CASA Federal Funding Terminated – Share this with your lawmakers

Care Giver Retreat for MN Adoptive, Foster, & Kinship Caregivers

Child Death and Public Non Disclosure (podcast)

Best and Worst Practices in Minnesota CPS (part 4 of 4)

Best and Worst Practices in Minnesota CPS (part 3 of 4)