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Health experts are urging parents to check on the status of their childs vaccinations, amid pertussis and COVID-19 outbreaks among children that have triggered school closures in some counties. Western Kentucky Heart and Lung Research Foundation Executive Director Dr. Melinda Joyce said in addition to checking in with a pediatrician, there are many resources available to help parents get back on track when it comes to their childs immunizations. ...

Today is the last day for licensed child care providers in Alabama to apply for Child Care Workforce Stabilization grants from the state. Child care is an industry still recovering from the pandemic, in terms of hiring and keeping workers. The Alabama Department of Human Resources has been awarding grants to help child care providers recruit and retain their staff. ...

Congress is divided on how to fund the Head Start program in its upcoming appropriations bill. While the Senate is keen on investing more money for the program, the House is looking to cut around $750 million. In New York, these cuts would eliminate a little over 4,300 seats in the HeadStart program. ...

By Cathy Candisky for the Public Childrens Services Association of Ohio.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Public Childrens Services Association of Ohio-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. Twice in the last year, Zoey, a 16-year-old in foster care, had to spend the night in the Franklin County Children Services office. She had nowhere else to go. ...

Lucas County Children Services is encouraging community members to learn more about the signs of child abuse and neglect to keep local youth safe.

County leaders introduced a set of advertisements Wednesday to raise awareness and decrease the number of shaken-baby injuries and deaths.

The Lucas County Prosecutor's Office is releasing public service announcements following a series of shaken baby cases in the county.

According to Lucas County Children Services – LCCS – more than 1,400 children in the county were confirmed to have been child abuse or neglect victims in 2022.