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Kentucky ranks 37th in well-being of children, recent report shows
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The pros and cons of free child care Lois M. Collins © Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News A preschool student listens to a story at A to Z Building Blocks in Orem on Dec. 16, 2020. Nationally, funding child care has become a contentious topic.
The Biden administration’s proposed American Families Plan includes $225 billion for child care “to ensure that low- and middle-income families spend no more than 7% of their income on child care.” The plan also calls for investing in the industry’s workforce to increase availability and quality of care for kids 5 and younger.
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The number of children who could need child care is striking. The Kids Count Data Center said more than two-thirds of U.S. parents with children under age 6 work. An administration-cited study concludes that “a lack of child care options costs the United States economy $57 billion per year in lost earnings, productivity and revenue.”
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Black women in Maine are far less likely than white women to receive prenatal health care during the course of their pregnancies, and a lack of data about the state’s tribal communities means the racial disparity there may be even worse.
Expecting mothers who are Black are four times more likely than white mothers to go through most or all of a pregnancy without seeing a medical provider, a disparity that is tied with Texas for worst in the country, according to federal data.
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The gap is not new but has attracted the attention of the Maine Legislature as the state and the nation confront a wide spectrum of racial inequities, from law enforcement to education, employment and health care.
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With Kentucky continuing to lead the nation in child abuse rates, the Whitley County Health Department will bring back an annual tradition in combating those numbers when it hosts its Stand Up for Children walks later this month.
Health Educator Kathy Lay says the health department had hosted the walks for four years before having to cancel last yearâs walk due to the pandemic.
âWe use the walks to raise awareness about reporting child abuse,â Lay explained. âGetting people to standup for kids and report.â
According to data from the Kids Count Data Center compiled from Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services (DCBS), in 2018, the Tri-County area had some of the highest rates of of reports to DCBS meeting criteria for child abuse/neglect in Kentucky.
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