Families Don’t Belong in Jail
A Trump administration overhaul of the standards that govern the treatment of migrant children in U.S custody is dangerous for children.
Read MoreThe problem with vaccine exemptions
Today, all 50 states and the District of Columbia appropriately have laws requiring school-age children and those in child care facilities to be vaccinated against dangerous and sometimes deadly vaccine preventable diseases.
Read MoreWe Condemn the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule
The Trump administration today announced its finalized public charge rule, a regulation that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to impose harsh new evaluations on applicants for Legal Permanent Residency.
Read MoreWorksite Raids Devastate Families and Communities
U.S. immigration officials Wednesday conducted a series of worksite raids near Jackson, Miss., detaining 680 people and separating an unknown number of children from their parents.
Read MoreRacism’s Dangerous Impact on Child Health
Last week our friends at the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new policy statement, “The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health,” which provides an evidence-based account of the ways in which racism is a driver of health inequities.
Read MoreEnough is enough.
This weekend offered a shocking and shameful example of American exceptionalism at its worst: two mass shootings within a span of 24 hours.
Read MoreTrump Administration Proposes Cuts to SNAP Benefits and School Lunches
The Trump administration recently sidestepped Congress and issued a proposed rule that would result in more than 3 million people losing food assistance and more than 500,000 children losing their automatic eligibility for free school meals.
Read MoreThe House Passes the Raise the Wage Act
For too many families trying to get by in America, work doesn’t pay. More than a third of the 12.8 million poor children in this country live in families with at least one full-time, year-round worker and, in total, one in nine full-time workers are paid wages that leave them in poverty.
Read MoreBlock Grant Funding Threatens Medicaid
On July 30th Medicaid turns 54! For more than fifty years, the guarantee of Medicaid has been a lifeline for tens of millions of children, people with disabilities and low-income seniors. Today, it is the largest health insurer for our nation’s children, providing comprehensive, affordable health coverage for more than 1 in 3 children, including nearly half of children with special health care needs.
Read MoreWhy are some parents failing to vaccinate their children?
Vaccines are safe. They are highly effective. They are supported by every major American medical society and government agency and are a routine part of pediatric care. But if vaccines are safe and effective, why aren’t all children vaccinated?
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