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LOUISVILLE, KY – Kentucky now ranks 14th in the nation in child victims of maltreatment according to the latest Child Maltreatment report from the Children’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. While there has been a 48% reduction in child victims of maltreatment from 2018 to 2022, Kentucky is around...

October is National Substance Use Prevention Month, and the unfortunate reality of today is most people know someone struggling with addiction. Whether it’s your friend, colleague, cousin, sibling, mother or child, many of us have been affected by substance abuse.  This year, the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy released a...

We know that kids are kids, and sometimes they get minor cuts, scrapes, and bruises on the bony areas of the body, like their knees, elbows, and foreheads. However, there are some injuries that may indicate that something is wrong. The TEN-4 FACESp bruising rule is a technique to recognize...

By: Commonwealth Center for Fathers and Families  Kentucky is no stranger to being a national leader.  Unfortunately, we rank high nationally in several undesirable areas (consistent with the asset-based approach, I will not list these). However, I will say that according to reports prepared by the Children’s Bureau (Administration on Children,...