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Minnesota child abuse reports plunge during coronavirus pandemic, worrying authorities The steep decline could be a sign that abuse is going unnoticed behind closed doors. January 11, 2021 6:02pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Reports of child abuse and neglect in Minnesota have dropped sharply during the coronavirus pandemic, which has eased strain on the child welfare system while spurring fears that problems are going unnoticed while children are away from school.
New data from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) show that, during the first eight months of the pandemic, local child protection agencies received 22% fewer reports of child maltreatment over the same period in 2019. That, in turn, has contributed to a sharp drop in the number of children being separated from their families and placed into foster care.