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Despite reforms to Kentucky’s juvenile justice system over the last decade, data shows Black kids continue to disproportionately end up in youth detention compared to white and Hispanic children.
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A new report from the Annie E. Casey foundation ranks Kentucky 37th in the nation for overall child well-being, the same ranking as the last report in 2020. The 2021 rankings are based on 2019 data on family income, child health indicators and educational outcomes. They show the state made progress in the last decade up until the pandemic.
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A bill that would prevent some teenagers from automatically being tried as adults in the court system passed out of a committee in the Kentucky…
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The Kentucky House and Senate have given final approval to a couple of bills aimed at helping the eight-thousand children in the state’s foster care…
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A new report says the oral health of Kentucky children is getting worse despite having a greater access to dentists. Delta Dental of Kentucky and Kentucky…
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For the first time since 2001, an oral health survey will be undertaken in Kentucky.The Making Smiles Happen Surveillance Initiative will assess the oral…
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A new report shows poverty is the main obstacle facing Kentucky children. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2015 Kids Count Report shows one in four…
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The executive director of a children’s advocacy group says he believes Senate leadership will give the smoking ban bill a fair hearing. Dr. Terry Brooks,…
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A report just released by the National Women's Law Center ranks Kentucky near the bottom nationally for providing child care assistance to low income…
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A new Kentucky Youth Advocates study shows Calloway to be the 5th best county in the Commonwealth for Overall Child Well-Being, its second year in the top…