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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|
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Make a Difference for Kids in 2015 – Learn, Attend, and Act

Happy New Year from Kentucky Youth Advocates! The 2015 Kentucky General Assembly kicked off this week. We hope you will join us in advocating for Kentucky children during this legislative session. There are many ways you can be involved: Attend Children's Advocacy Day on February 5 in Frankfort Contact your legislators Take Action Stay informed by signing up to receive news and action alerts from Kentucky Youth Advocates, visiting the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children website, liking [...]

By |2015-01-08T08:25:44-05:00January 8th, 2015|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Youth Justice|
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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|
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Tips and Tricks for Accessing Our KIDS COUNT Data Online

A year and a half ago, the Annie E. Casey Foundation – the creator of the national KIDS COUNT project – unveiled a new and improved online Data Center to house the thousands of indicators of child and family well-being they, and their KIDS COUNT groups across the states (like Kentucky Youth Advocates), collect and make available for policymakers, service providers, researchers, and child advocates like you. Figuring out how to use the new Data Center is well worth [...]

By |2014-12-11T08:07:23-05:00December 11th, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Kids Count, Youth Justice|
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Coming Soon: Children’s Advocacy Day at the Capitol on February 5th!

February may sound far away as we wrap up 2014, but the legislative session and Children's Advocacy Day are coming up soon. More than 600 youth and adults attended Children's Advocacy Day in 2014, and we need you to help pack the rotunda in 2015! The day will include a rally, Blueprint for Kentucky's Children information sessions, meetings with legislators, and a KIDS COUNT ceremony. Learn more about the event and setting up meetings with legislators on [...]

By |2014-12-09T12:43:19-05:00December 9th, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Youth Justice|
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Thank You for Helping Us Meet our Giving Tuesday Goal!

Giving Tuesday is an opportunity to pause during the frantic holiday shopping season and make a gift to your community. We at Kentucky Youth Advocates set a big goal in anticipation of a big year--$2015 for Kentucky kids in 2015. Your support of Kentucky Youth Advocates helps Kentucky's most valuable, vulnerable, and joyful gifts--our children--thrive throughout the year. Because of your contributions, we met our ‪Giving Tuesday‬ goal of $2015! Giving Tuesday proved what we already knew: [...]

By |2014-12-04T13:48:21-05:00December 4th, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Youth Justice|
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It’s #GivingTuesday: Celebrate the Gift of Kentucky’s Kids with $2015 for 2015

Dear Friends, As you begin your holiday shopping, please remember the greatest gift we have in Kentucky: our children. No gift under the tree will be more valuable, vulnerable, or joyful. Giving Tuesday is an opportunity to invest in children across Kentucky and ensure that they are safe, healthy, and secure far beyond the holiday season. Your contributions make it possible for Kentucky Youth Advocates to assist families when they don't know where else to turn, [...]

By |2014-12-02T07:00:34-05:00December 2nd, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Youth Justice|
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We Need a Two-Generation Approach to End Poverty

Yesterday, we joined the Annie E. Casey Foundation in releasing a new KIDS COUNT® policy report Creating Opportunity for Families:  A Two-Generation Approach. The report focuses on America’s 10 million low-income families with young children living below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The report makes the case that a child’s success is tied to the family’s stability and well-being. The impact of poverty on children’s healthy development, educational attainment, future employment prospects, and financial security has [...]

By |2014-11-13T09:46:27-05:00November 13th, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Kids Count|
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It’s Time to Protect Young Victims Where Protections Don’t Exist

Did you know the Clarkson Honeyfest is Kentucky’s official state honey festival? Or that it is illegal to release a hog or pig into the wild? With the breadth of issues covered under Kentucky law, it can be surprising to hear some of the critical issues left unaddressed. Last week Friday, members of the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary heard about one such gap. Current Kentucky law provides no protective order option for victims of [...]

By |2014-11-12T14:34:03-05:00November 12th, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety|
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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|
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