Raven Whitaker-Smith found family, purpose — and herself, paying it forward through work at DCCH
By Lindsey Piercy and Steve Shaffer UK Now How do you define family? For some, it’s the people they grew…
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Op-Ed – Raven: Not many get to say their parents chose them, mine did and it made all the difference
November is National Adoption Month. DCCH Center for Children and Families is sharing the column below, written by a young…
Two-thirds of Kentucky’s child protective services social workers are in training or entry level
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Another area reporting a shortage of employees is that of caseworkers for the Department for…
Marta Miranda-Straub named DCBS Commissioner; spent past 40 years as social worker, activist
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander has announced Marta Miranda-Straub as the new Commissioner of the…
Kentucky students eligible for new emergency food benefits; families can apply for federal assistance
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) and the Kentucky Department of…
Gov. Beshear announces more actions aimed at protecting Kentucky families in COVID-19 pandemic
Gov. Andy Beshear Wednesday announced more actions he is taking to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Gov. Beshear says state needs 350 more child welfare social workers to help protect against child abuse
Gov. Andy Beshear and Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Acting Secretary Eric Friedlander met with social work staff…
CHNK offering Family Preservation Program again, thanks to Cabinet for Health and Family Services
After several years’ hiatus, Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky/CHNK Behavioral Health will again offer a Family Preservation Program (FPP) in…
Northern Kentucky Elder Maltreatment Alliance receives award for elder abuse prevention
The Northern Kentucky Elder Maltreatment Alliance (EMA) has received a Public Awareness Initiative Award. The EMA was one of two community…
Cabinet for Health and Family Services Regional forums; Northern Kentucky event is June 14
The Department for Community Based Services (DCBS), part of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, will hold nine regional…
Addition of $42 million to block grant will help KY families with young children, child care providers
Families with young children and child care providers will benefit from federal funding and new state regulations that became effective…
Kentucky has highest rate in nation of children in care of relatives, says new Census Bureau data
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Kentucky continues to have the highest rate in the nation of…
Former St. Elizabeth Healthcare caregivers indicted for alleged abuse incident involving patient
NKyTribune staff Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear and the Office of Medical Fraud have indicted four former St. Elizabeth Healthcare…
Panel tells legislative committee Kentucky Medicaid faces nearly $300 million 2-year shortfall
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky’s Medicaid program faces a massive shortfall over the next two years, according to a…
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services recognizes human services employees
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) has recognized several human services staff from across the state for…
State providing financial assistance to family foster caregivers; relatives, fictive kin could get payments
NKyTribune staff The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) has begun financial assistance payments to eligible relative and…
Stress can increase child abuse and neglect during holidays; here are tips, reminders of responsibility
Stress can increase during the holidays, even in the most loving of families. And that can put some children at…
Kentucky awarded $2 million in federal grants to expand workforce, education data collection
The Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS) has been awarded two federal grants totaling $2 million to expand…
Assessment of program earns Newport Preschool Program 5 Star Rating from state agencies
The Newport Primary School Preschool Program has earned a 5 Star Rating from four state of Kentucky agencies that have…
State agencies partner to give 2,000 teddy bears handmade by inmates to foster children
A gift of teddy bears is helping to make winter a bit warmer for some children in need. The Kentucky…