Jasmine Demers
Investigative Reporter, Kentucky Center for Investigative ReportingJasmine Demers is a corps member with Report For America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. She covers youth and social services. Demers worked previously for the Arizona Daily Star. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Arizona School of Journalism, where she was editor-in-chief of the student-run Daily Wildcat.
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Starting next month, more kids who are charged with violent crimes will be automatically prosecuted as adults. In Louisville, police data show most will be Black. -
Kentucky’s child care providers warn they’ll have to cut pay, increase tuition rates or even close their doors without significant investments from the state as federal funding expires. -
The rate of children in Kentucky’s foster care system who are reunited with their families has been steadily declining for years — and now it’s the lowest it’s been in over a decade. -
About 40% of eligible Kentuckians, 18 to 26 who were in foster care or had aged out, actually received money from the state's $7.4 million in federal aid. -
The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) is a conservative think tank based in Naples, Florida that doesn’t disclose its donors and has a history of pushing what many experts have called “junk social science.” Its four main areas of focus are election integrity and welfare, health care and workforce reforms. -
Advocates say family recovery courts — also known as family drug courts — are crucial in protecting children from abuse and neglect, which often go hand in hand with addiction. In fact, nearly half of the Kentucky children who died or were severely injured from maltreatment in 2020 also experienced substance misuse in their homes. -
Since the 2022 legislative session kicked off last month, state lawmakers have introduced a slew of proposals that directly impact young people and... -
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services was asked to investigate the deaths or near-death incidents of 208 children in fiscal year 2021 — 22% more cases of suspected abuse or neglect than the previous year. -
Western Kentucky is “overflowing” with donations and supplies from community members, and they ask that people consider monetary donations instead. -
Western Kentucky residents impacted by the tornadoes can apply now for federal disaster assistance. But the process for obtaining relief from FEMA isn't automatic — or available to everyone for every loss.
