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Guest Post: The Importance of Child Abuse Prevention and Recognition Training for Educators

By Dr. Melissa Currie, MD As a pediatrician who specializes in evaluating children who may have been abused, I see firsthand the physical and emotional impact that abuse and neglect can have on children and their caregivers. I also see the impact that it has on the professionals, neighbors, and family members who interacted with the child, but who overlooked the early-warning signs. Often the signs of abuse may not be glaring. I was recently [...]

By |2015-01-15T08:32:13-05:00January 15th, 2015|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety|

Guest Post: Stop Child Abuse Deaths

This post originally appeared as an op-ed in the Courier-Journal. You can view it online here. By Jerry Ward Protecting the most precious gift of all. That’s what we at Kosair Charities have worked to do for over 90 years. We strive to help children in need, which is why we formed the Face It movement to end child abuse in our community. We know this is not an easy issue to solve. We know it will take [...]

By |2014-12-16T10:38:39-05:00December 16th, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety|

Study Highlights Prevalence of Tooth Decay in Kentucky Children

Tooth decay continues to rank as one of the most prevalent chronic childhood diseases, especially in the state of Kentucky.  The Institute for Rural Health at Western Kentucky University completed a cross-sectional study in 2013, focusing on two main objectives in the bluegrass state: to assess socio-demographic differences between children affected and unaffected by decay, and to investigate the factors associated with the lack of treatment of this chronic condition. The Institute for Rural Health [...]

By |2014-11-12T14:47:23-05:00November 12th, 2014|Blog, Health|

Medicaid Coverage for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Recently I had a conversation with a case worker who worked with foster care youth. She expressed her concerns about a young adult on her caseload who was about to age out of foster care. She shared that the child experienced significant trauma prior to being placed in the foster care system but had made miraculous improvements as a result of a loving foster family and access to physical and mental health services. “But, I’m [...]

By |2014-11-06T12:37:28-05:00November 6th, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Health|

Anti-Bullying Awareness Month

October is a busy month for awareness in Kentucky:  Breast Cancer Awareness, Domestic Violence Awareness, and even Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month. Thanks to Governor Beshear, October will now also bring awareness about the problem of bullying in the Bluegrass, as he recently declared this Anti-Bullying Awareness Month. It’s hard to deny that bullying isn’t happening in our schools. The Kentucky Department of Education reported 15,520 incidents of bullying during the 2013 school year. With such a large number of incidents, Governor [...]

By |2014-10-23T10:30:11-04:00October 23rd, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Education, Health|

How Are Candidates Addressing the Needs of Kentucky’s Children? Tune in to Debates and Register to Vote!

Kentucky will hold elections for seats in both the Kentucky State Legislature and U.S. Congress in the upcoming mid-term elections on November 4, 2014.  To help inform voters about the positions of the candidates, KET will be hosting debates for select U.S. Congressional races.  The debates will air on KET at 8/7 PM on the following days: Oct. 6: U.S. House of Representatives, 3rd Congressional District Rep. John Yarmuth, Democratic Party Michael Macfarlane, Republican Party [...]

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