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Webinar to Highlight Strategies for Talking About the Affordable Care Act

Affordable Care Act: Minimizing Distractions Using Effective Public Education Strategies in Kentucky September 26, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am (Eastern Time) This webinar is intended for health educators, healthcare employees and community members within the state of Kentucky who want to employ successful public education strategies that will minimize distractions and create a positive implementation environment for the Affordable Care Act. By the end of the webinar, participants should be able to: -Understand the public conversation [...]

By |2013-09-24T13:58:11-04:00September 24th, 2013|Blog, Health|
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Health Coverage Continues to Increase for Children in Kentucky

Over the last decade the number of uninsured Kentucky children has decreased by 2.9 percentage points. According to the new Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS), roughly 1 in 14, or 6.9 percent of children in Kentucky had no health coverage in 2011 and 2012 down from 9.8 percent in 2001 and 2002. This is good news for Kentucky children. Kentucky leaders have a long history of supporting efforts to get kids health coverage and [...]

By |2013-09-18T12:45:19-04:00September 18th, 2013|Blog, Health|
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Economic Recovery Will Require Investing in Kentucky’s Families

While the national unemployment rate dropped to 7.3% last month (the lowest rate since 2008) the labor force participation rate also fell suggesting that thousands of Americans have dropped out of the labor force altogether. When considering these economic measures, it is important to keep in mind that not all jobs are created equal. The fastest growing job markets—retail, restaurants, and bars—tend to offer part-time employment with limited opportunities for advancement.  Nationally, more than eight [...]

By |2013-09-18T11:24:57-04:00September 18th, 2013|Blog, Economic Security|
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Unified Juvenile Code Task Force Continues to Make Progress with Help of Pew Charitable Trust

In a conference room at the capitol filled with legislators, stakeholders, and advocates, I learned how important fixing youth justice is for Kentucky.  I am a new intern with Kentucky Youth Advocates, and I recently had the opportunity to attend a Unified Juvenile Code Task Force meeting.  I was fortunate to see Pew Charitable Trust’s initial presentation about their research on the state of youth justice in Kentucky.  Though I was surprised at the number [...]

By |2013-09-12T10:43:08-04:00September 12th, 2013|Blog, Youth Justice|
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Next Health Three60 Explores County Health Rankings

The next Health Three60 program reveals how Kentucky counties stack up in the race toward health in “Healthy Competition: How County Health Rankings Are Catalyzing Change.” Host Renee Shaw and guests explore three regions of the state and discuss how innovative strategies, relentless analysis of data, and a little competitive spirit can bring about improved health outcomes. The show airs Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 9/8 p.m. on KET. In this show, viewers will learn how a local [...]

By |2013-09-09T08:38:55-04:00September 9th, 2013|Blog, Health|
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Spotlight on Youth: Working to Help Crossover Youth

Adolescents that move between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, or are known to both concurrently are referred to as crossover youth. Crossover youth often enter the juvenile justice system at younger ages than other youth, have been traumatized by maltreatment, have higher rates of detention and incarceration than other youth charged with similar offenses, and frequently experience academic failure and homelessness. This recognition has lead to a greater understanding of the complex and [...]

By |2013-09-04T10:57:23-04:00September 4th, 2013|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Youth Justice|
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My life…with smoking

By: Rebecca Ghent, 2013-2014 KYA Intern Ever since I was a young girl I can remember a good portion of my family as smokers. It didn’t really bother me though. In fact, the idea of my grandpa out on the back porch relaxing with a cigarette was in some ways comforting to me as a young child. That was my grandpa at ease with the world. Fast forward fifteen years and the above description makes [...]

By |2013-08-13T14:39:17-04:00August 13th, 2013|Blog, Health|
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Reader Letter: Jailing Juveniles

This guest post originally appeared as a Reader Letter in the Courier Journal. You can find it online here. Kentucky is jailing 50 percent fewer juveniles for non-criminal acts. This is progress but as the July 28 Courier-Journal article suggested, more needs to be done. Addressing the dynamics that drive children from school rather to it is why alternatives to detention work and detention does not. When trauma resulting in emotional pain in a child’s [...]

By |2013-08-12T09:54:42-04:00August 12th, 2013|Blog, Youth Justice|
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National Survey Finds Overwhelming Support for Public Investments in Early Learning

Jeffersontown, KY – Kentucky Youth Advocates joins the First Five Years Fund today in releasing the results of a national survey of voters which finds that a significant majority of Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike support a plan to help states and local communities provide better early childhood education programs to parents of children from birth to age five, ensuring that all children get a strong start in life. Conducted by the bipartisan research team of [...]

By |2013-07-31T08:40:13-04:00July 31st, 2013|News Room|
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Join Us at the Fund Kids First Rally on August 19

The Kentucky General Assembly begins a special legislative session on August 19.  While the state seems unable to find dollars for the youngest children in Kentucky, it ended its fiscal year with a $70.6 million surplus. We want to use this opportunity to let state legislators know that "It's raining on kids" and its time to "Fund Kids First" including restored funding to the Child Care Assistance Program and the Kinship Care Program.  Since April 1, [...]

By |2013-07-29T16:36:20-04:00July 29th, 2013|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education|
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