Advocates and Policymakers Await Data on How Many Transition to Marketplace Coverage Data released on May 19 by the Governor's Office indicate that nearly 63,000 people have lost BadgerCare eligibility this year because of state policy changes. The vast majority of them lost their BadgerCare coverage on April 1 because of eligibility...
Limited data is available on the scope of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in Wisconsin, but the research that does exist indicates that it is a pervasive problem.
Research and conversations on child and family well-being often focus on the risk factors that contribute to poor outcomes. Though it is critical to understand risk factors, it is equally important to understand protective factors. Protective factors are conditions or attributes of individuals, families, and communities that help buffer...
WCCF has previously blogged about the research link between reductions in children's exposure to lead (removing lead from paint, unleaded gasoline, etc.) and reductions in youth crime. Some researchers have gone as far as suggesting that nearly two-thirds of the youth crime reduction can be attributed to reductions in exposure to lead....
Governor Walker and the Department of Health Services (DHS) released data today relating to BadgerCare enrollment in April. According to the Governor’s press release, the state was serving an additional 81,731 childless adults below the poverty level in April, but 62,776 people with income above the poverty level lost their BadgerCare...
The Joint Finance Committee meeting actions on May 6 indicate that the Department of Children and Families (DCF) intends to increase child care provider reimbursement rates with a portion of funds available due to underspending. The current estimate is that there will be underspending of $10.7 million in 2013-14 and $12.0 million in...
Every Wisconsin voter should be able to go to the polls knowing where the candidates stand on critical kids’ issues, and what they intend to do to improve the lives of every child in the state. This guide will help you do just that!
About 20 percent of children in the US live in poverty, and these children face much greater physical and psychological risks than other children do. Research clearly shows us that investing in high quality early childhood education is a proven prescription to cure these ills. Cynthia Lamy's book, American Children in Chronic Poverty,...
WCCF has just released a policy brief titled We Can Do Better: Sharing Responsibility to Better Meet the Needs of Dual-Status Youth that outlines some of the challenges children and youth face if/when they end up identified by/involved with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. We know that a supportive and nurturing...
May 7th is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, an event targeted at helping teens think ahead about what actions they can take to avoid pregnancy. The good news about teen births is that the numbers have dropped to historic lows, both in the US and in Wisconsin. The number of teen births in Wisconsin dropped by 42%...
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