Minnesota Archive
Youth homelessness in the United States is an under-reported crisis. The statistics are truly startling. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as many as 1.6 million children are presently homeless. In Minnesota where I am a …
Minnesota has the potential to become a trauma-informed state if the hard work is done to raise awareness of ACEs and the impact of toxic stress on brain development, says third-term state representative Rena Moran (D-St. Paul). Moran led the …
Credit: The Minnesota Star Tribune Gov. Mark Dayton speaks at the first session of his task force on child protection in 2014. On New Year’s Eve, the Minnesota Department of Human Services released a slate of recommendations, which call for …
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer The Nation has an article, 23 Ballot Measures to Keep An Eye On, highlighting key ballot initiatives that voters will be deciding on come November 6th. The list includes proposals to restrict …
