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Gun Violence Prevention

School Shootings Spark Everyday Worries: Parent and Child Trends Survey 2018

As another school year begins, fear of a school shooting is front and center in the minds of America’s children, outranking common childhood worries like experiencing peer pressure and not fitting in with classmates.

Child Poverty

The Test of Our Progress

September 14, 2018 | National

Child Poverty

Child Poverty in America 2017 State Fact Sheet

State data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on September 13, 2018 reveal that child poverty remains a crisis across our nation despite progress in some states.

Child Poverty

A Shameful State: Child Poverty Crisis Continues in States Across the Nation

September 13, 2018 | National

Child Poverty

Child Poverty in America 2017 National Fact Sheet

Poverty data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on September 12, 2018 show roughly 12.8 million America children lived in poverty in 2017, about 450,000 fewer than in 2016.

Child Poverty

Our National Disgrace: Census Data Points to Continued Child Poverty Crisis

September 12, 2018 | National

Child Welfare

We Must Stop Destroying our Children

September 7, 2018 | National

Prayers for Our School Children

August 31, 2018 | National

Children Fighting for Freedom

August 25, 2018 | National

Health

Comments on Proposed Medicaid Work Requirements in Mississippi

CDF submitted comments urging HHS to reject Mississippi's proposed work requirements for Medicaid eligibility. CDF remains very concerned that any work requirements being implemented in Medicaid will harm children as parents and caregivers lose the health coverage they need to work and offer quality care to their children.