New data book shows one in five women in Kentucky smoked during pregnancy, a big health risk for babies
Nearly one in five women in Kentucky smoked during pregnancy in 2018, according to the 2019 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County…
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Kentucky Youth Advocates applauds CHFS for leveraging federal funds for school health services
Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, applauds the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, for leveraging federal funds…
Youth mental health: Keep discussing suicide prevention efforts with children, teens, young adults
By Mahak Kalra| Kentucky Youth Advocates We believe it’s important to discuss suicide prevention efforts for children, teens, and young adults…
Jessica Brown: New law gives KY chance to better support families, reduce children in foster care
This summer, Kentucky social workers, educators, judges, prosecutors, non-profit leaders, state legislators, and many others traveled across the state to…
State’s school districts want to make sure all of Kentucky’s kids are counted during 2020 census
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Kentucky school districts want to make sure their students are counted when the 2020…
Representatives Moser, Miller plan to pre-file bill taxing e-cigarettes in 2020 session; to curb youth use
“In the last year and a half, I went to 3 proms, 2 homecomings, graduated high school, got a job,…
Kentucky 34th in overall well-being in Kids Count; best rank in health, worst in ‘family and community’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 30th annual Kids Count Data Book on children’s well-being, released by the Annie…
New survey shows Kentucky’s child care centers received leg up from $42 million in additional funding
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Kentucky’s child care centers are able to offer support to more working families since…
Senators McConnell, Kaine introduce bipartisan Tobacco-Free Youth Act, raising age to 21 to buy
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) have introduced the bipartisan Tobacco-Free Youth Act, which…
New report finds majority of Kentucky’s more than 8,000 foster children are being placed with families
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service More Kentucky children in foster care are being placed with families, according to a…
KY Youth Advocates, Foundation for Health KY warn of surge in teen e-cigarette usage; it isn’t safe
A new infographic from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Kentucky Youth Advocates highlights the surge in e-cigarette usage among teens…
Save the date; Jan. 16 Child Welfare Summit sponsored by Cabinet for Health and Family Services
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) will host the first-ever Child Welfare Summit at the University of…
Terry Brooks: State gets federal re-approval of Medicaid waiver; we have to ask ‘Is it good for kids?’
This summer, a federal judge halted implementation of the Bevin Administration’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver to modify Kentucky’s Medicaid Program, and…
Terrance Sullivan: Louisville’s family recovery court back after 10 years, addresses whole-family issues
Family is important. When a member of the family is going through a hard time, the rest of the family…
Kentucky making strides in improving children’s well-being, according to 2018 KIDS COUNT data book
By Mary Kuhlman Public News Service Kentucky is building momentum when it comes to improving the lives of children. The…
Tanna Woodward: Offering a safe, secure place for foster children to give them the security they deserve
Oh, the heart of a foster parent. Today, I think about the kids that we’ve had in our home. We’ve…
Terry Brooks: Bipartisan wins is oxymoron that works for kids; investments in child welfare felt across state
“Bipartisan wins” in Frankfort seems like an oxymoron on the same level as “jumbo shrimp” and “bittersweet.” When reflecting on…
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…
‘Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children’ shows how to minimize impact of parental incarceration on kids
A new Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children issue brief released today by Kentucky Youth Advocates, Minimizing the Impact of Parental Incarceration…
Kentucky is first to get Medicaid waiver; Bevin says Kentucky HEALTH is answer, but opposition strong
Kentucky is the first state to get a Medicaid waiver that would permit the state to require work of service…
Ben Chandler: Coalition for Smoke-Free Tomorrow urges win-win-win on increase in cigarette tax
$1 More For a Healthier Generation Recently, a coalition of more than 100 health care, business, education, and health advocacy…
KY Youth Advocates’ 2017 Kids Count data book sets county-level benchmarks for child well-being
The 2017 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book offers the latest data on 17 measures of child well-being, showing whether…