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Parental Incarceration & the Impact on Kids: “I want the cycle to end with me.”

Updated April 9, 2026 In 2025, the Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children and Bloom Kentucky's 2025 legislative priorities included the Family Preservation and Accountability Act. The proposed legislation would require courts to consider alternative sentences for parents of dependent children who committed low-level and nonviolent offenses. With the hard work of advocates and legislative champions, Senator Julie Raque Adams and Representative Nick Wilson, Senate Bill 122 successfully passed both chambers in 2026 and is expected to be signed into law by [...]

By |2026-04-09T10:25:43-04:00October 9th, 2024|Blog, Bloom Kentucky, Child Welfare & Safety, Justice|
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Child Safety Starts with Parent Safety

By Ashlee, KY SEAT member Content Notice: This blog contains information about physical assault and/or violence which may be upsetting to readers. Half of child welfare cases in Kentucky include domestic violence as a leading risk factor. For several members of KY SEAT, a statewide parent council using their lived experiences with systems impacting families to effect positive change, this subject is close to home.  “I don’t remember a lot of what happened. I was [...]

By |2024-10-08T13:01:27-04:00October 8th, 2024|Blog, Bloom Kentucky, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security|
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Kosair for Kids, Elected Officials, and Community Partners in the Face It Movement Recognize October 4th as TEN-4 Day 2024

Hundreds Attend Child Abuse Recognition and Prevention Trainings and Proclamation Signing Events During Week LOUISVILLE, KY – This October 4th, the Kosair for Kids® Face It® Movement is once again bringing awareness to the critically important TEN-4-FACESp Bruising Rule, the decision tool to recognize concerning bruising on babies and young children, and emphasizing the importance of training adults on recognizing, reporting, and preventing child abuse. “Kosair for Kids is on a mission to ensure that [...]

By |2024-10-04T13:08:26-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, News Room|
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Services in Short Supply for Rural Kinship Caregivers: How Can Organizations Reach These Families?

By  Kathleen Baldwin, Intern at Kentucky Youth Advocates When children cannot remain safely with their parents, oftentimes grandparents, other relatives, and close family friends step up to help raise them. In Kentucky and other rural states, many of the kinship caregivers are not physically near support services. This can lead to difficulties for the family. The Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network acknowledged these difficulties and provided a tip sheet on ways to reach kinship families in [...]

By |2024-10-02T16:36:20-04:00October 2nd, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety|
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The Power of Community in Recovery

By Jeanna Coleman, KY SEAT Member Here at KY SEAT, September is especially meaningful since it's Recovery Month, a national celebration. The goals of this yearly celebration are to commemorate the commitment of communities and service providers who enable recovery in all its forms, to acknowledge the growth of a robust and proud recovery community, and to promote and support innovative evidence-based treatment and recovery methods.  At KY SEAT, we deeply understand the challenges and [...]

By |2024-09-27T11:45:57-04:00September 27th, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Health|
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Keeping Kentucky Youth Safe on Our Roads

By  Kathleen Baldwin, Intern at Kentucky Youth Advocates Getting behind the wheel for the first time and the ability to drive themselves to school, work, and social events is among one of the many milestones celebrated by teens across Kentucky. This is often an exciting time when teens gain independence, but it also comes with some important safety considerations. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Every state has its own unique graduated driver’s license (GDL) program, outlining [...]

By |2024-09-26T16:16:03-04:00September 26th, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Health|
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Latest Census Data on Housing and Health Insurance

By Peyton Walker, Intern at Kentucky Youth Advocates This month, the Census Bureau released its most recent 1-year estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is a Census survey that tracks a wealth of data, which advocates can access online in a user-friendly, searchable format. The data from the ACS provides important insights that can help us to see what is working and where we need to improve.  Kentucky Youth Advocates’ KIDS COUNT Data [...]

By |2024-09-26T09:33:36-04:00September 26th, 2024|Blog, Economic Security, Health, Medicaid|
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A Conversation with Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell

Terry Brooks is joined by Jonathan Shell, Kentucky's Commissioner of Agriculture, to discuss the Department of Agriculture's initiatives related to hunger, nutrition, and workforce, as well as the role we can all play in advocacy and volunteerism. Thank you to Aetna Better Health of Kentucky for supporting the Making Kids Count podcast. Visit AetnaMedicaidKY.com/choose to learn more about their health care benefits and programs designed with your family’s wellbeing in mind. [...]

By |2024-09-25T12:50:28-04:00September 25th, 2024|Podcast|
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New Report – Kinship Across Kentucky: Recommendations from Caregiver Voices

LOUISVILLE, KY – When a child is separated from their parent, it’s the kinship and fictive kin caregivers who often step up to provide a familiar, stable, and nurturing home – either temporary or permanent – that preserves familial bonds and cultural connections. In Kentucky, approximately 55,000 children are being raised by a relative or trust family friend, which is at a rate twice the national average. During the summer of 2024, Kentucky Youth Advocates [...]

By |2024-10-03T08:55:17-04:00September 24th, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, News Room, Race Equity|
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2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Conversation with Lt. Governor Coleman

Terry Brooks is joined by Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman to continue Kentucky Youth Advocates’ look at the 2024 national KIDS COUNT® Data Book and Kentucky students’ educational outcomes. Thank you to Aetna Better Health of Kentucky for supporting the Making Kids Count podcast. Visit AetnaMedicaidKY.com/choose to learn more about their health care benefits and programs designed with your family’s wellbeing in mind. [...]

By |2024-09-12T11:17:57-04:00September 12th, 2024|Podcast|
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