AR: Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Report warns of Project 2025 effect on AR libraries
Changes could be coming for libraries and the people who work there if Project 2025 goes into effect. The 900 page document outlines how agencies …
Arkansas receives mixed results in annual Kids Count Data Book
Arkansas is ranked 45th in the 2024 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The annual report ranks states on the overall condition …
State Restrictions Increasing Demand for Abortion Medication
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas enacted twenty restrictions on abortion during this year's legislative session, more than any other state, and a recent …
Report: Arkansas Kids Behind in Health, Education
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Fewer Arkansas children are living in poverty, but the state's kids continue to suffer from declines in both health and …
Report: Preterm Birth Rates Rising Across Arkansas, U.S.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas's premature birth rate is rising, dropping the state from a grade of C to a D on the March of Dimes' annual Premature …
Study Ranks Counties by Health Factors
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Benton County is first in Arkansas for length and quality of life, while Phillips County comes in last, according to a new report…
Arkansas Gets Failing Grade on Reproductive Rights
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas gets a grade of F for providing residents with reproductive health care on a report card by the Population …
CDC: Risky Teen Behavior Shifts
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time at computers and other tech devices. That's the …
Study Raises Questions about Movie Ratings
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - You may give the OK for your kid to see a PG-13 movie, thinking the content is age-appropriate, but a new study says that when it …
Home Visits Bring Hope to More Arkansas Families
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Advocates for Arkansas families and children hope home visits can make a big, positive difference for the state. This …
Court Dogs For Abused and Neglected AR Children?
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Organizers hope one thing to come out of a conference next week will be that service dogs will accompany Arkansas children …
FDA's New 'Plan' for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The timing might not have been intentional, but May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month – and the U.S. Food and Drug …
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