
(Raymond Grumney/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Whether an abused or neglected child is getting protective services largely depends on the county the child lives in. Some counties in the state "screen out" more than 85 percent of child abuse reports, meaning they don't investigate the case or provide the child any protective services.
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