Archive
Two decades of reporting on children inside U.S. child welfare systems, 2005 to today. Every item carries its provenance inline: who wrote it, when, and what kind of evidence it is.
Articles are republished as written, with original news citations preserved. No images from the original corpus appear in any form. Where a piece names a specific child, the case is already part of the public record — see our editorial policy. To find a specific state, county, or case, the search is faster than paging; each state page carries its own archive alongside its numbers.
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- Give A Child A Voice (save the date)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenFebruary 5, 2019
- Prevention - Early Intervention - thank you Safe Passage for Children of MN
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJanuary 18, 2019
- Recent Child Burns/Torture Reporting & Statistics
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJanuary 10, 2019
- Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (part IV)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJanuary 5, 2019
- Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (part III)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJanuary 4, 2019
- Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (part II)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJanuary 3, 2019
- Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (part I)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJanuary 2, 2019
- Recent Infant Abuse Death Reports & Statistics
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJanuary 1, 2019
- Recent Child Sex Abuse Reports & Statistics
KARA reportingMike TikkanenDecember 31, 2018
- The Ghost Of Christmas Future
KARA reportingMike TikkanenDecember 21, 2018
- Child Care Torture & Murder in MN (Safe Passage for MN Children)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenDecember 7, 2018
- The Cost of Doing Nothing (happy holidays)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenDecember 6, 2018
- Teachers Are People Too
KARA reportingMike TikkanenDecember 4, 2018
- Teachers As First Responders
KARA reportingMike TikkanenDecember 1, 2018
- California Child Protection Updates thru May 2017
KARA reportingMike TikkanenNovember 24, 2018
- Going Backwards on Child Safety? (thank you Safe Passages for Children of MN)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenNovember 2, 2018
- Almost 80 & Still Terrorized by Childhood Trauma
KARA reportingMike TikkanenOctober 29, 2018
- Response to Our Friend Hector
KARA reportingMike TikkanenOctober 26, 2018
- September 2018 Child Sex Abuse & Trafficking (I)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenOctober 24, 2018
- Child Rape & Sex Trafficking - Church vs. Family (stories & statistics)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenOctober 24, 2018
- Valuing Other People's Children
KARA reportingMike TikkanenOctober 12, 2018
- Judge Kavanaugh, The Catholic Church, Statistics & Child Sex Abuse
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 29, 2018
- The Economics of Mental Illness (from KARA 2005)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 27, 2018
- Child Abuse Death & Suicide August/September 2018 page 2 (sad stories)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 27, 2018
- Child Abuse Death & Suicide August/September 2018 page 1 (sad stories)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 27, 2018
- KARA Needs a Few Hours/Week Donated by a Volunteer Coordinator
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 26, 2018
- Drugging Children (August Sad Stories 2018)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 22, 2018
- Taxes, Children & a Guardian ad Litem's Perspective
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 19, 2018
- August 2018 Sad Stories (child trafficking & sex abuse)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 17, 2018
- National Suicide Prevention Month and Children
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 11, 2018
- Only Evil Governments Torture Other People's (Immigrant) Children
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 11, 2018
- TC NonViolent Event - Invisible Children September 25th
KARA reportingMike TikkanenSeptember 10, 2018
- How Church & State Bigotry Hurts Abused Children
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 30, 2018
- Catholic Charities of Boston vs. The Vatican (from 2012)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 29, 2018
- Child Trauma and Abuse; A Quick Study & Resources
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 24, 2018
- July Child Sex Abuse/Child Trafficking (part 4)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 21, 2018
- Medicating Very Young Children July 2018 (part 6)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 16, 2018
- BE A Child's Voice In Court (learn about being a CASA guardian ad Litem (August 20th)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 15, 2018
- Child Trauma and Torture Reporting for July 2018 (part 5)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 13, 2018
- Child Welfare Survey Responses (thank you Safe Passage for Children of MN)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 10, 2018
- Child Sex Abuse for July 2018 (part 4)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 9, 2018
- July 2018 Child Abuse / Child Protection (part 3)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 8, 2018
- National Center For Youth Law (highlights)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 7, 2018
- Infant & Child Death July 2018 (part 2)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 3, 2018
- July Domestic Violence & Violence Against Children (part 1)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenAugust 2, 2018
- Part 2 Child Abuse & Trauma in America (Sarah Westall & Mike Tikkanen video interview)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 31, 2018
- KARA Video Interview (compelling stories & perspectives)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 25, 2018
- Articles, Stories & Statistics About Adoption and Foster Care for June 2018
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 20, 2018
- Child Abuse & the Developing Brain (thank you Sonya Sasser)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 19, 2018
- Fixing MN's Broken Mental Health Systems (thank you Sue Abderholden)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 16, 2018
- Child Burns, Torture and Trauma for June 2018
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 14, 2018
- An Important Survey About Child Welfare (thank you Safe Passage For MN Children)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 13, 2018
- CASA Guardian ad Litem News for Summer 2018
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 12, 2018
- Reported Child Sex Abuse for June 2018
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 11, 2018
- Child Abuse & Child Protection for June 2018
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 9, 2018
- Speaker's Bio
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 9, 2018
- Child & Infant Death June 2018
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 8, 2018
- Domestic Violence & Violence Against Children for June 2018
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 6, 2018
- Child Welfare State By State for May 2018 (8)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 4, 2018
- Child Death & Sex Abuse May 2018 (7) find your state here
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 2, 2018
- Criminalizing Mental Illness (statistics & stories)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 2, 2018
- Child Trauma & Torture, May 2018, find your state here (6)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 1, 2018
- Child Abuse & Child Protection May 2018 (5)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJuly 1, 2018
- Prozac, Poison & Children (May 2018)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 28, 2018
- Domestic & International Violence Against Children (May 2018) 3
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 24, 2018
- Children at the Border "Torture; "extended exposure to violence and deprivation" (World Health Organization's definition of torture)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 20, 2018
- YAY Teachers (running for office)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 20, 2018
- Child Burns, Sex Abuse & Beatings May 2018 (find your state here) 1
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 16, 2018
- KARA TV Ignite a Nation Television Interview with Rabbi Eric Walker
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 13, 2018
- Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (9) child death
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 12, 2018
- Live KARA Interview (join me - noon Central Time)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 11, 2018
- Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (8) neglect
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 9, 2018
- Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (7) child sex abuse
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 6, 2018
- KARA Coastal Daybreak Radio Show (8 minutes)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 4, 2018
- Child Welfare International April 2018 (6) violence against children
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 1, 2018
- Stealing Candy From Minnesota Babies (thank you Safe Passage for Children of MN)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 1, 2018
- Abused Children’s Issues in the State Where You Live
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 31, 2018
- A great night of fun supporting a great cause
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 30, 2018
- Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (5 - foster child)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 29, 2018
- Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (4)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 26, 2018
- Minnesota's At Risk Children Stories and Statistics 2018
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 23, 2018
- Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (2)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 20, 2018
- Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (1)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 17, 2018
- Police & Lack of Coordination (thank you Safe Passage for Children)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 4, 2018
- CASA Trivia Night & Silent Auction (May 31)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 3, 2018
- Child Suicides - what's left unsaid
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 1, 2018
- Child Abuse & Trauma March 2018 (XI)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 27, 2018
- Child Friendly / Less Friendly Candidates For Governor (thank you Safe Passage For Children MN)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 27, 2018
- Child Well Being State by State March 2018 (X)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 25, 2018
- Child Abuse, Death & Trauma March 2019 (IX)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 21, 2018
- Child Abuse & Trauma State by State (March 2018) VIII
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 17, 2018
- What's a Well Trained Social Worker Worth?
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 15, 2018
- Child Abuse & Trauma (March 2018) VII
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 14, 2018
- Child Abuse & Well Being State by State March 2018 (VI)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 12, 2018
- Death of 6 Year Old Justis Burland Arnett
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 12, 2018
- Child Well Being Statistics, Stories & Trauma March 2018 (V)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 9, 2018
- Child Well Being & Child Abuse State by State (March 2018) IV
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 8, 2018
- International Visitor Leadership Program & Guardian ad Litems
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 7, 2018
- Child Protection & Volunteer Guardians ad Litems
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 6, 2018
- Tolerating Child Death in Minnesota (thank you Safe Passage for Children of MN)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 6, 2018