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So far Kentucky Youth Advocates has created 950 blog entries.

The State of Youth Vaping

Alicia Whatley, KYA's Senior Policy & Advocacy Director, is joined by Dr. Brit Anderson, pediatrician and vice president of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Academy for Pediatrics, Bruce Crouch, who has served as a school resource officer in Taylor County and helps lead the Taylor County Youth Coalition, and Ashlea Christiansen, Kentucky government relations director for the American Heart Association. They look at the state of youth vaping, prevention and intervention practices, and [...]

By |2024-08-28T12:58:12-04:00August 28th, 2024|Podcast|
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New Report – Fostering Connections: The Housing Landscape for Foster Care Alumni and Recommendations

LOUISVILLE, KY – Everyone needs a safe, stable place to call home. However, a short supply of housing has made this increasingly difficult for Kentucky’s young people. The Fostering Connections: The Housing Landscape for Foster Care Alumni and Recommendations report, released today by Kentucky Youth Advocates, sheds light on the critical housing needs of young adults ages 18-28 in Louisville, Kentucky, particularly young adults who have spent time in foster care as children.  Foster care [...]

By |2024-08-08T09:16:27-04:00August 8th, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Health, News Room, Race Equity|
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Kentucky Homeschool Trends and Reflection

By Casey Lane, Intern at Kentucky Youth Advocates What is homeschooling? Homeschooling, loosely defined as when a student has been withdrawn from public school and is educated through a private or home setting, has seen an unprecedented increase in Kentucky. Roughly 38,222 Kentucky children were homeschooled during the 2022-2023 school year, a 56% increase from 2017-2018. In some districts spanning from rural Pulaski County to metro Fayette County, homeschooling grew as much as 75%.  Kentucky's [...]

By |2024-07-31T15:41:56-04:00July 31st, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Education, Health, Race Equity|
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2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Conversation with Education Advocates

Terry Brooks is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Dinkins, dean of the School of Education at Bellarmine University, and Dr. Jim Flynn, Executive Director of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents, 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 [...]

By |2024-07-25T14:07:27-04:00July 31st, 2024|Podcast|
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Statement on the Transition of KY’s Office of the Ombudsman

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement from Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates LOUISVILLE, KY – During the 2023 legislative session, the General Assembly passed and the Governor signed Senate Bill 48, a comprehensive bill that makes multiple organizational changes to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Within SB 48 a key win for kids and families was included that moved the Office of the Ombudsman from CHFS to the Auditor of [...]

By |2024-07-30T15:14:39-04:00July 30th, 2024|Child Welfare & Safety, News Room|
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Statement on SB 151, Delays in Implementation, and the Impact on Kinship Families

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement from Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates LOUISVILLE, KY –We at Kentucky Youth Advocates were eager to celebrate final passage of Senate Bill 151 with bipartisan support – especially once the Governor signed it into law in April. We proudly supported Senator Julie Raque Adams’ legislation as a win for kids because of the opportunity for more flexibility and access to financial assistance for Kentucky’s kinship and [...]

By |2024-07-30T15:10:36-04:00July 30th, 2024|Child Welfare & Safety, News Room|
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kinship Diversion Policies Survey by State: Key Takeaways

By  Kathleen Baldwin, Intern at Kentucky Youth Advocates The timing of the recent Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Family Ties series of reports on kinship care state policies is well aligned with the ongoing conversations around access to supports for kinship families in Kentucky. The latest report was released on July 15, 2024 and includes questions for consideration by local, state, and federal leaders in collaboration with kinship families.  In 2022, The Annie E. Casey Foundation [...]

By |2024-07-25T13:35:35-04:00July 24th, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Race Equity|
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The Parenting Roadmap They Never Gave You

By: Brandi W., KY SEAT Member Sunday, July 28th is National Parents’ Day. It’s a day to recognize parents are important. And who better to tell us why than…parents! Read on to hear from one KY SEAT member on what parenting means to her and her advice to others who embark on this wonderful impactful experience: Parenting is a lifelong journey of love and learning. It’s the most important job there is. Yet, for some [...]

By |2024-07-24T14:39:18-04:00July 24th, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety|
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2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Conversation with State Legislators

Terry Brooks is joined by state Senator Max Wise and Representative James Tipton 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 |2024-07-23T09:34:10-04:00July 24th, 2024|Podcast|
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The Kentucky KIDS COUNT Project Needs YOU!

For more than 30 years, Kentucky KIDS COUNT has provided the latest child well-being data. Because it is seen and used by everyone from groups of youth in Eastern Kentucky to Cabinet secretaries in Frankfort, KIDS COUNT data is a catalyst for change. Much of the data is available disaggregated by race, making it an important tool to advance racial equity in Kentucky. We at Kentucky Youth Advocates use that data as the foundation for [...]

By |2024-07-18T14:10:15-04:00July 18th, 2024|Blog, Kids Count|
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