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National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is a good reminder that although it is often easy to get wrapped up in attention-grabbing headlines on cases of child abuse and neglect, these stories often leave behind other aspects of a child’s life that are equally important to consider. The…...

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Nebraska’s School to Prison Pipeline

The release of the new Race for Results report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, has prompted a lot of conversation about race, opportunity, and the systemic barriers that prevent all of our kids from having the same chance at a bright future. A new report released by the federal…...

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Race for Results Series: African-American Children in Nebraska

Last week the Annie E. Casey Foundation published the Race for Results: building a path to opportunity for all children report. This report explores the intersection of kids, race, and opportunity and features the new Race for Results. This index is based on 12 indicators measuring children’s success and allows…...

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Juvenile Justice Reform Benefits Entire State

Over the past couple of years, the Legislature has taken important action to improve the lives of Nebraska’s children – from prenatal care to child welfare reform, from child care to steps to transform our juvenile justice system. All of these investments have made and will continue to make a…...

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Legislature Continues Child Welfare Work

Less than 20 days remain in the 2014 Legislative Session. While there’s still a lot of work for legislators to do, there is already some important progress being made for kids and families involved with the child welfare system. Child welfare has been a major priority of the Legislature in…...

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Geography Matters

If you’re a kid in Nebraska and you break the law, does where you live impact what happens to you? In an ideal world, the answer to this question would be a resounding no. Kids across our state, rural, urban, and suburban, would be held accountable in similar ways and…...

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Accessing Juvenile Services

When children and youth break the law, our state needs to respond in a way that holds the young person accountable for their actions, protects public safety, and puts them on a better path toward a productive, successful adulthood. Last year, Nebraska took an important step toward making this vision…...

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The Whole Story on Youth Crime in Nebraska

In the past few days, Nebraska’s media has been full of stories of children and youth committing crimes. While the papers are busy covering individual incidents, they’ve been missing a more significant story when it comes to the behavior of our children and youth. Contrary to what news coverage might…...

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Access to Juvenile Justice System Services

Kids are different than adults. On its surface that’s a fairly simple, obvious statement. If you’ve spent any time around children of any age whether they’re cute, tiny babies, precocious preschoolers, or teenagers giving you attitude, you know it’s true. Not only do kids look different than adults, they act…...

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Lancaster County Community Conversation

              Please join Voices for Children and the Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association as we convene community stakeholders for a conversation about juvenile justice in Lincoln and Lancaster County. With a huge juvenile justice reform effort underway in Nebraska, come learn about what’s happening across…...

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