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Ongoing Violence Can Take a Toll on Children's Health and Wellbeing

As we move towards accountability and welcome in the new administration, it’s time for bold solutions to dismantle systems of oppression and protect our children from sources of toxic stress like poverty, racism, and police violence.

January 19, 2021 | National
Child Welfare

Trump Administration Uses Final Days to Provide License to Discriminate in Child Welfare

Last week, in one of its final actions, the Trump Administration finalized a rule that would allow taxpayer-funded discrimination in the child welfare system. The rule reverses Obama-era regulations that provided blanket protections on the basis of sex, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation from programs receiving federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This rule is a license to discriminate and is in direct opposition to the cardinal rule of child welfare, that the best interest of the child is paramount.

January 19, 2021 | National
Education

Let's talk about inaugurations - resources for educators on this week

January 19, 2021 | Texas
Child Health

President-Elect Biden’s COVID Relief Proposal Would Help Families in Crisis and Begin to Address Child Poverty

Last week, President-Elect Biden released a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package to address the growing public health and economic crisis brought on by the pandemic, which continues to exacerbate the systems of economic and racial injustice that harm our children. Since the start of the pandemic, CDF has called on lawmakers to prioritize children in their response to the crisis and the President-Elect’s relief package would provide immediate relief while also taking a long overdue step to address our nation’s shameful child poverty crisis that could lead to the largest reduction in child poverty rates in decades.

January 18, 2021 | National
Our Words and Actions Matter

January 14, 2021 | New York
Child Health

12 Months Continuous Care Postpartum Supports Infants & Mothers

January 14, 2021 | Ohio
Child Health

Children's Defense Fund-Texas 2021 Legislative Priorities for the 87th Legislative Session

January 13, 2021 | Texas
Child Health

New Report from the Commonwealth Fund Shares Long-term Benefits of Medicaid for Children

January 8, 2021 | Ohio
Child Health

Student Wellness & Success Funding Report: Over 3,000 Whole Child Initiatives Implemented Supporting Over 1 Million Ohio Children

January 7, 2021 | Ohio
Child Health

2020: CDF’s Year in Review

The Children’s Defense Fund spent much of 2020 pushing Congress to take action to protect children and families from the harmful impacts of our country’s health, economic, and racial disparities while continuing to defend against harmful regulatory and administrative policies set forth by the Trump administration. Our commitment to children and policies that protect them has never wavered, and we know we have many fights ahead to keep children and families safe in the new year. But as we reach the end of an unprecedented year, we are taking a moment to celebrate some important wins for children and families in 2020.

December 29, 2020 | National

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