This blog was originally published on Kentucky Youth Advocates.Young children learn by exploring the environment through their senses. This means that the brain and the body take in information through seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling objects that they come into contact with in their environment. Infants and toddlers particularly...
Every year, the Kosair for Kids Face It Movement’s Policy Team develops an agenda that aims to prevent child abuse, support families, and affect systemic change. This year, Face It celebrates three policy wins that accomplish each of those goals thanks to determined legislative champions and strong advocates who shared...
This op-ed was originally posted by the NKyTribune on April 27, 2026. By Shannon Moody and Barry Dunn “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.” The Little Engine That Could taught many of us the power of persistence – not giving up when the going gets tough and maintaining...
Even before becoming a parent, I remember hearing other new parents joke as they left the hospital, “They trust me to take this baby home!” It may sound funny to some, but as I left the hospital with this little baby who had just been released from the NICU after...
April is National Autism Awareness Month. I agree that it is important to be aware of Autistic individuals in our communities, but I believe that Autism acceptance is much more important. When you watch the media speak about Autism, they specifically look at all of the negative traits and outcomes...
Child abuse prevention month is a time to raise awareness about the factors that contribute to abuse and opportunities for prevention. Unfortunately, the youngest and most vulnerable children are the most impacted. Children between the ages of birth and four are at highest risk for abuse with children under the...
By Kiera DunkThis blog was originally published on Kentucky Youth Advocates As many people focus on the headlines coming out of the federal government, they often overlook what is happening at the state level. While the state government has a direct impact on our daily lives, people have more power than...
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and everyone, from business professionals to grandparents, neighbors, teachers, and grocery store clerks, has a role in prevention and promoting safe environments for children. The latest national Child Maltreatment report shows that while there has been a 13% reduction in child victims of maltreatment from...
Contact:Mara Powellmpowell@kyyouth.org LOUISVILLE, KY – The latest national Child Maltreatment report, released last month by the Children’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, shows a total of 14,505 child victims of maltreatment in Kentucky during the reporting period (FFY 2024). While there has been a 13% reduction...
Everyone can play a role in keeping kids safe, but that only happens when people know the signs to look out for. Some warning signs of child abuse, like grooming behaviors, can be difficult to spot because they appear as normal adult-child relationships especially when the abuser is a family...