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Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks on HB 527 Passing Senate Health & Welfare Committee

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates We applaud the Senate Health and Welfare Committee for unanimously passing HB 527, which prioritizes the educational stability of children who have experienced abuse or neglect. A child’s removal from his or her home can be traumatic and we commend Representative Steve Riley, Chair Julie Raque Adams and members of the committee, and the Cabinet for Health and Family [...]

By |2018-03-21T10:56:09-04:00March 21st, 2018|Child Welfare & Safety, Education, News Room|
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Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks on KY Senate Passage of Executive Branch Budget

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates Tough fiscal times demand more than tough decisions. Today, the Kentucky Senate made those tough decisions while passing the amended executive branch budget. Most notably, the Senate affirmed their commitment to Kentucky’s most vulnerable children. We applaud the Senate for maintaining investments in kinship families, as well as supports for children who've been impacted by abuse or neglect. [...]

By |2018-03-21T09:57:10-04:00March 20th, 2018|Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, News Room|
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Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks on HB 1 Passing Senate Health & Welfare Committee

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates Today, the Senate Health and Welfare Committee took action to reform Kentucky’s adoption and foster care system, protecting kids and ensuring families are safe and supported, with passage of HB 1. We applaud co-sponsors Representative David Meade and Representative Joni Jenkins for their diligent work on this measure during the interim to gather input from stakeholders, including youth [...]

By |2018-03-19T13:57:12-04:00March 19th, 2018|Child Welfare & Safety, News Room|
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Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks on HB 527 Passing Kentucky House

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates HB 527, which prioritizes the educational stability of children who have experienced abuse or neglect, passed the Kentucky House on consent orders today. When a child is removed from their home due to abuse or neglect, they face a number of transitions, including a new home and a new caregiver. A child’s removal from his or her home [...]

By |2018-03-15T10:52:23-04:00March 14th, 2018|Child Welfare & Safety, Education, News Room|
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Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks on SB 137 Passing Kentucky Senate

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates We applaud the Kentucky Senate for passing SB 137, which seeks to address abuse and protect future victims by giving judges the option to allow testimony from a trustworthy adult to whom a child has disclosed abuse. When adults are held accountable in the court system, kids are safer from abuse. If a young child has been a [...]

By |2018-03-13T16:08:40-04:00March 13th, 2018|Child Welfare & Safety, Justice, News Room|
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Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks on HB 527 Passing House Health and Family Services Committee

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates When a child is removed from their home due to abuse or neglect, they face a number of transitions, including a new home and a new caregiver. A child’s removal from his or her home can be traumatic.  We should do everything possible to ensure transitional processes go smoothly. Knowing for some kids that school is the most [...]

By |2018-03-08T13:12:48-05:00March 8th, 2018|Child Welfare & Safety, Education, News Room|
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Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks on SB 137 Passing Senate Judiciary Committee

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates When adults are held accountable in the court system, kids are safer from abuse. Today’s action by the Senate Judiciary Committee affirms that notion. We applaud the Senate Judiciary Committee for supporting SB 137, which seeks to address abuse and protect future victims by allowing a trustworthy adult to whom a child has disclosed abuse to testify in [...]

By |2018-03-08T12:08:16-05:00March 8th, 2018|Child Welfare & Safety, Justice, News Room|
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Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks on SB 133 Passing Kentucky Senate

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates When you think about the justice system in the Commonwealth, you must also think about the shared sentence of incarceration on our children. After all, three of five inmates in Kentucky have children, including 71% of women in state custody. Senate Bill 133, championed by Senator Julie Raque Adams and passed today by the Kentucky Senate, takes strong [...]

By |2018-03-05T18:57:30-05:00March 5th, 2018|Justice, News Room|
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Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks on the Kentucky House’s Proposed Executive Branch Budget

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates We are encouraged by the Kentucky House’s proposed executive branch budget as it embraces a myriad of opportunities to improve the lives and futures of Kentucky kids and families. The overall proposal represents a courageous commitment to Kentucky kids. We applaud House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Chairman Steven Rudy and all members of the committee and subcommittees for [...]

By |2018-03-01T17:16:45-05:00March 1st, 2018|Child Welfare & Safety, Education, News Room|
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Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks on House Appropriations and Revenue Committee’s Proposed Subcommittee Budgets

Contact: Jessie Whitish 502-214-0303 jwhitish@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates We are encouraged by the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee's proposed Kentucky subcommittee budgets as they embrace a myriad of opportunities to improve the lives and futures of Kentucky kids and families. From revenue to expenditures, the overall proposals represent a courageous commitment to Kentucky kids. We applaud Chairman Rudy and all members of the committee and subcommittees for [...]

By |2018-02-28T20:35:44-05:00February 28th, 2018|Child Welfare & Safety, Education, Health, News Room|
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