Join Voices for Children in Nebraska for the release of the Kids Count in Nebraska 2011 Report KIDS COUNT in Nebraska 2011 REPORT RELEASE When: Thursday January 12, 2012 12:00 – 1:15 pm Lunch provided Where: State Capitol Room 1023 Lincoln, NE...
LR 37 Report Released – Time for action on child welfare!
The Health and Human Services Committee released their report on child welfare and juvenile services reform today, after months of hearings across the state, surveys of attorneys, judges, foster and biological parents, a Legislative Performance and a Fiscal Audit. Voices for Children in Nebraska appreciates the time and effort…...
Children or Adults?
Every year in the United States, about 200,000 young people are tried, sentenced, or incarcerated as adults. What exactly does that mean? It means that these young people don’t have the chance to access the rehabilitative services and supports that they would in juvenile court. It often means that they…...
Juvenile Justice History 101
Adults aren’t the only ones who break the law. Every year, many children and youth come into conflict with the law for a wide variety of reasons, ranging from status offenses that apply only because of age (truancy, possession of alcohol) to criminal offenses (shoplifting, possession of drugs, assault).…...
Babies Born Healthy — An International Perspective
Recently, I came across an online article entitled, “New Ads Push Prenatal Care”. I clicked on it to learn more, and found myself somewhat surprised to be reading the article in the Phnom Phen Post, the English language newspaper in Cambodia. I went to Cambodia on a couple of occasions back in 2004…...