1990. Nelson Mandela was released from jail. The Berlin Wall fell. Operation Desert Shield began in response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. Microsoft released Windows. The first web page was posted on this new concept called the world-wide web. Fox aired a new type of programming called The Simpsons. Home Alone was setting the box office on fire. And Kentucky Youth Advocates released the first ever Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book. Since 1990, [...]
On Sunday, we are releasing the 25th edition of the Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book. Be sure to return to our website on Sunday to check it out. When you do, here is a checklist you can use to make sure you take full advantage of the 2015 County Data Book. Beginning on Sunday, download your 2015 County Profile at https://kyyouth.org/kentucky-kids-count/kidscount-county-profil/. Give this one-pager to the community leaders and officials in your county along with [...]
Kentucky Youth Advocates is sharing a series of blogs from GEAR UP Appalachia, GEAR UP Promise Neighborhood students in Eastern Kentucky. We know that youth in Kentucky are key to creating positive change for kids, and their leadership galvanizes other youth, parents, educators, community leaders, and legislators. In the Kentucky Youth Speak Up series, GEAR UP students advocate for policies, encourage other youth to serve their communities, promote strategies for student success, and motivate all of us to build [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_fPn3DUTAU&feature=youtu.be All children deserve to grow up in a safe, loving, and permanent home. Children who have experienced abuse or neglect and enter into foster care should be placed with a family who can care for them and provide the support they need. Sadly, every year over the last several years there were more than 100,000 children in public foster care waiting to be adopted because they do not have the option of returning [...]
The 2015 Kentucky Oral Health Summit is just a few short weeks away and we would love for you to join us! As part of its ongoing efforts to improve oral health care and access, the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition (KOHC), in collaboration with its partners from across the state, will host a statewide oral health summit on November 20, 2015 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville. This event is FREE for all. CEU’s will be available for [...]
National Brush Day is celebrated on November 1st of each year – the day after Halloween - and is a great time to discuss the importance of dental hygiene. The American Dental Association has developed the following “tricks” to help perfect your or your child’s brushing technique: Place your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle to your gums. Gently move the brush back and forth in short (tooth-wide) strokes. Brush the outer surfaces, the inner surfaces, [...]
Kate was my best friend in third grade. We both had wild imaginations and loved to spend recess pretending to be fanciful creatures. Other kids didn’t seem to like to play “our” way or weren’t very good at pretending, so we stuck to ourselves and thought everything was fine—until we were called into the guidance counselor’s office and told we were a clique and making other kids feel bad for excluding them. By definition, we [...]
As the state’s chief prosecutor, chief law enforcement officer and chief law officer, the Attorney General supervises Kentucky’s prosecutors and advises government officials and agencies by writing opinions concerning the law. These responsibilities are crucial in ensuring that state systems work for all of Kentucky kids. In an Attorney General Candidate Conversation About Kids on Monday, both candidates—Andy Beshear and Senator Whitney Westerfield—made it clear to the more than 150 attendees that protecting kids will [...]
When children have health care coverage, they are able to get the preventive care they need to stay healthy and show up for school ready to learn. It also means their families can afford to take them to the doctor when they are sick, so they don’t wind up having to rely on more expensive hospital care if they get sicker. A new report by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families and Kentucky Youth [...]
Kentucky Voices for Health, a statewide health coalition of which Kentucky Youth Advocates is a member, released a new infographic that highlights the impact Medicaid coverage has had in Kentucky. Three main takeaways from the infographic show how expanded coverage improves health and ultimately helps Kentucky as a whole. Coverage helps workers – most people benefiting from this coverage are working individuals, which leads to more time at work, less sick days, and more stable [...]
