Child Health
Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio, Ohio Children’s Hospital Association, and Ohio Excels released a new report in response to the acute need for more and better services to meet children’s behavioral health and social-emotional learning needs.
Child Health
Experts predict that thousands of children could lose their Medicaid by mistake. We’re counting on schools to help us reach families and get ahead of this so that students stay connected to healthcare.
Child Health
Today, during national Transgender Awareness Week, the Ohio House Families, Aging, and Human Services Committee heard opponent testimony on House Bill 454, the "Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act".
Child Health
In partnership with The Knowledge Works Foundation and other partners as part of the Ohio Whole Child Coordinating Committee, CDF-Ohio co-authored a new issue brief outlining recommendations for improving services to students and families.
Child Health
Infant and maternal mortality continues to be a leading public health issue in Ohio where the rate of infant mortality is substantially higher than in much of the rest of the country and the statistics facing Black infants are staggering.
Child Health
August 19, 2022; Washington, D.C. — Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® program and Florida A&M University (FAMU) have been awarded a $175,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to conduct a two-week hybrid summer institute for educators entitled Centering Youth Agency in the Civil Rights Movement.
Child Health
This month, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. What does this mean for Texas families and our fight for health justice in Texas?
