Dec
13
2012
(Action for Children)--The recession continues to take a heavy toll on children and families in North Carolina as current economic conditions are expected to remain similar to those of a year ago--and much worse than they were in 2007, according to...
Dec
07
2012
Fewer children and families are benefitting from programs that increase the learning and healthy development of children birth to five. While Smart Start continues to increase the quality of its program outcomes, the quantity of services and number of...
Nov
12
2012
RALEIGH – Data released today by NC Child Fatality Task Force show that child death rates in North Carolina ticked downward slightly in 2011 to the lowest rate yet recorded. The child death rate has been cut almost in...
Sep
07
2012
Researchers from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported recently on the most significant findings from a twenty-five year study on families and children. The Family Child Study was initiated in North Carolina with the primary goal...
Aug
08
2012
The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force (CFTF)is introducing a new process for individuals and organizations to propose issues for the Task Force's attention.
"The goal is to assure that as many people as possible can provide input to strategies...
Jul
25
2012
A Fresh Look at Child Well-Being
Revamped KIDS COUNT Data Book Shows Improving Health, Declining Economic Security for Children in North Carolina
(RALEIGH, NC)- If the new analysis released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation is any indication, previous investments in...
Jul
19
2012
(FORT BRAGG, N.C.)-- A new report by Action for Children North Carolina finds that between 2001 and 2010 there were 251 homicides by parent/caregiver (HPC) of children from birth through ten years of age in North Carolina. That represents...
Jul
16
2012
Working Paper #11: Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function
Being able to focus, hold, and work with information in mind, filter distractions, and switch gears is like having an air...
Jul
06
2012
MILC: Growing Strong Bones for Effective Family-Based Practice
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina is currently accepting applications for participation in the Motivational Interviewing Learning Collaborative (MILC) Pilot. This pilot will take place in Raleigh, NC over the course of 9...
Jul
05
2012
Winston-Salem, NC – Smart Start of Forsyth County, Inc. (SSFC) has received a grant from The Winston-Salem Foundation to provide 529 children in the Forsyth County NC Pre-K program with photo-refractive vision screening.
Vision screening is critical to the early...