Health
Reproductive Justice, Human Agency, and Child Well-Being
The overturning of Roe vs. Wade in the Dobbs vs. Jackson decision undoes two generations of freedom work by subjugating birthing bodies and forcing them to face a future without choice.
Blog
Find our latest articles, reports, and weekly editions at Children's Defense Fund.
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Increasing Mental Health Support in Schools
The stigma around mental health makes it difficult for students to work on their well-being especially with all the issues in the world today.
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Immigration
It’s Time to LIFT the BAR
Everyone deserves the right to resources and opportunities they need to thrive. In the United States, millions of lawfully present immigrants cannot access critical resources.
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Child Nutrition
ARPA Funding is an Opportunity to Improve OhioWIC
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 has been at the top of hearts and minds since its passage last year as state and local governments prioritize economic recovery following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Education
We Belong in History
Texas’ State Board of Education has been reviewing the social studies TEKS this year and its June 15th meeting made nationwide news.
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Child Nutrition
NEW: Infant Formula Resource Guide
. This Guide compiles information, guidance and key resources on the infant formula shortage to assist Ohio’s families and community partners in navigating this crisis.
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Education
The Impact of Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools™ on Young Future Leaders
Take it all the way back to the summer of 1964, a year after four Black girls were killed in the bombing of a Birmingham church, when young civil rights leader Marian Wright Edelman helped begin the Freedom Summer Project in Mississippi.
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Education
What Does School Safety Look Like? Protect Whole Child Approaches in Education that Promote Child Safety, Success, and Well-Being
I am proud of the strides taken in recent years by the State Board of Education and Ohio Department of Education leadership to appeal to every student’s unique interest, reaching out to multiple people in a student’s ecosystem to craft these guiding frameworks for Ohio’s education system.
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Child Poverty
Flexible Cash: The Tax Credit Opportunity
Flexible cash is what families tell us they need to be able to create a nurturing, stable platform from which they and their children can successfully launch. The additional, flexible resources that come from tax credits would help families achieve economic stability and help children to have what they need to thrive.
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Education
Queerness is Beautiful
A mental health crisis among trans and nonbinary children reflected in heartbreaking testimony begging the Department of Family and Protective Services to end investigations against families with trans youth.
Featured Blog Series
For Our Children
From the desk of President and CEO Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, discover a new take on child well-being and advocacy. Read to learn more about shaping conversations, policies, and actions for improving the lives of our nation's children and youth.
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