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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CA: Family/Father Issues

California's Family Urgent Response System's mandate is to be available to send an emergency care team to any California foster family within one hour. (DimaBerlin/Adobestock)

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

CA foster care advocates ask lawmakers to fund in-person response teams

Advocates for foster families are pressing lawmakers to save the Family Urgent Response System from the budget ax. California faces a $37.9 billion …

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A new bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out a new grant program, to fund a 24/7 helpline for parents and youths. (Raushan_films/Adobestock)

Monday, March 25, 2024

Bill would fund National Parent & Youth Helpline

The new National Parent & Youth Helpline has already taken 6,700 calls, texts and live chats since its inception in January, and now the U.S…

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Parents Anonymous President Dr. Lisa Pion-Berlin, Congresswoman Judy Chu and board member Joe Gonzalez at the opening of the nonprofit's new headquarters in Pasadena. (Jeremy Pion-Berlin)
Helpline makes strong debut during National Parent Leadership Month

During February, which is National Parent Leadership Month, the nonprofit Parents Anonymous is celebrating the successful launch of the new National …

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Dr. Lisa Pion-Berlin leads Parents Anonymous, which has just launched the National Parent and Youth Helpline and website. (Parents Anonymous)
National Parent and Youth Helpline expands with $10M grant

Parents and young people facing an emotional crisis now have a place to turn anytime, day or night - the National Parent and Youth Helpline. The …

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Save the Children's early childhood coordinators alleviate transportation issues by meeting with each family in their home. (Save the Children)
Programs help rural families bond to nurture healthy kids

Studies show that 90% of a child's brain develops by age six - so Save the Children's home-visiting program helps families build a strong, positive…

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Una nueva encuesta revela que sólo el 18% de los votantes que habían completado una directiva anticipada o testamento en vida la habían compartido tanto con su apoderado de atención médica como con su médico. (WavebreakMediaMicro/Adobe Stock)
Encuesta revela discriminación rampante en la atención médica

Según una nueva encuesta." patrocinada por Compassion & Choices, el cual es un grupo de defensa para los cuidados al final de la vida, el 25% de …

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A new poll finds that 45% of voters with an advance directive or living will have shared it with their healthcare proxy but just 18% have shared it with their doctor as well. (WavebreakMediaMicro/Adobe Stock)
Survey finds rampant discrimination in health care

In a new poll, 25% of voters say they have "personally experienced or witnessed discrimination in health care due to race, ethnicity, gender…

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A new report found 15 percent of California children live in a family where someone quit, changed or refused a job due to problems with child care. (Africa Studio/Adobestock)
Report: CA Families Struggle to Find Affordable Child Care

California families are paying way too much for child care, according to the 2023 Kids Count Data Book out today from the Annie E. Casey Foundation…

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A new report finds that as of 2020, fewer than half of children left foster care to live with adoptive families or guardians or return to their birth families. (Bangkok Click Studio/Adobestock)
Too Many Kids Age Out of Foster Care Without a Permanent Family

A new report shows the number of people between the ages 14 to 21 in the foster-care system has dropped by about half over a 15-year period - and th…

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Statistics show one in seven Californians experiences mental illness. The California Parent & Youth Helpline is there to help, seven days a week. (PheelingsMedia/Adobestock)
CA Parent, Youth Helpline Wins Grant to Continue for 2 More Years

Just in time for Mental Health Awareness Month in May - the California Department of Social Services has provided a new grant to continue the Californ…

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A new report found nationally, the estimated economic value of family caregivers' unpaid contributions in 2021 was $600 billion. (Evrymmnt/Adobe Stock)
Report: CA's Unpaid Caregivers Contribute 4 Billion Hours per Year

Some 4.4 million family caregivers in California provide more than four billion hours of uncompensated care each year; work worth about $81 billion…

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Un nuevo informe revela que, a escala nacional, el valor económico estimado de las contribuciones no remuneradas de los cuidadores familiares en 2021 fue de 600 billones de dólares. (Evrymmnt/Adobe Stock)
Informe: Cuidadores no remunerados de CA aportan 4 billones de horas al año

Unos cuatro punto cuatro millones de cuidadores en California proporcionan más de cuatro mil millones de horas de atención no compensada cad…

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