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Child Welfare

CDF-NY FY22 Human Services Budget Testimony

Youth Justice

CDF-NY Memo of Support for S3408

The precarity of Black children’s lives, the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic in their communities, and the events in Rochester make it clear that we need legislation to establish a Black Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force to evaluate and improve mental health supports for New York’s Black children.

Youth Justice

"I Am A Child": The Adultification of Black Children

No 9-year-old child should be handcuffed or pepper sprayed; no 9-year-old child should be arrested. Yet, this incident is not unique. Too often, Black children are treated as adults, and their normal adolescent behaviors treated as delinquent.

February 8, 2021 | National

Youth Justice

The Raise the Age Coalition Applauds the Governor’s Plan to Close 4 Juvenile Facilities

Child Health

Response to the Governor’s Proposed FY 2022 Executive Budget

Child Health

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 Health

CDF-NY 2021-2022 Legislative and Budget Priorities

Child Health

Statement: The End of Innocence about America

January 7, 2021 | National

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

Child Health

After Nine Months of Neglecting the Needs of Children and Families, Congress Will Finally Vote on a COVID Relief Bill

After nine months of failing to pass a COVID relief bill and neglecting the needs of millions of children and families suffering the unprecedented public health, racial justice, and economic and unemployment crisis brought on by this pandemic, Congress will finally vote on a long overdue bipartisan relief bill. While this package was a step in the right direction under a strict timeline ahead of the holidays, it does not include many additional provisions that are needed to fully meet the needs of all our nation’s children and families, especially the most vulnerable.

December 21, 2020 | National