All kids deserve a safe and nurturing upbringing at home and in their community.
Protecting maltreated children is one of the most important functions of state government as these children are among the most vulnerable among us. Thus, it is good news that compared to many areas of child and family programming, child welfare is doing relatively well. This is for two main reasons:First, in a budget where there were...
In the interim period between biennial sessions, the Legislative Council creates various special committees – comprised of legislators and public members – to study a broad range of issues and develop policy recommendations. This week the Legislative Council co-chairs released a list of the special committees that they proposed to...
As we noted in Monday’s blog post, April is Minority Health Month, so we took the occasion to discuss racial disparities in health – particularly with respect to infant mortality rates. An April 24th article in the Journal Sentinel by Crocker Stephenson sheds new light on the extent of the problem in Milwaukee. The article reports that...
Kids of all backgrounds need health coverage and access to quality care. As we reflect on April as Minority Health Month, we are grateful that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is already working – and will continue to improve health care choices and outcomes – for kids and families. For minority children in Wisconsin, celebrating Minority...
It’s long been known that living in an unstable housing situation puts kids at higher risk of all sorts of negative outcomes. They are more likely to have problems in school, health problems, social problems….the list goes on and on. So given the huge number of home foreclosures over the past few years, it seems important to consider...
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