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Minnesota health officials brief House panel on Safe Harbor network; bill would send evaluation reports to public safety committees
Summary
Department of Health staff described Minnesota's decade-old Safe Harbor program and a bipartisan bill (HF129) that would require the department's biennial Safe Harbor evaluation be delivered to legislative public safety and health committees.
Caroline Palmer, interim supervisor of the Violence Prevention Programs Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, told the House Public Safety Committee on Feb. 12 that Minnesota's Safe Harbor program has grown into an "extensive network" that connects state agencies and nonprofit partners to provide services for sexually exploited youth.
Palmer said Safe Harbor was created by a 2011 law that treats sexually exploited youth under age 18 as victims rather than criminal defendants and established a "no wrong door" approach so youth could find help through multiple systems. "We currently have 9 programs and 2 tribal nations supporting regional navigators who act as the first points of contact throughout the state,"…
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