JCCF NEWS SUMMARY
July 18, 2012
KIDS COUNT is Coming
 

 

The Annie E. Casey Foundation will release its 23rd annual KIDS COUNT Data Book - featuring national and state profiles of child well-being - on July 25. The  2012 Data Book has been revamped with 16 indicators of child well-being. KIDS COUNT is recognized as a leading source of data on the condition of America's kids and families. 

 

Journalists are invited to register now for a pre-release webinar on Thursday, July 19 at 12:00 p.m. EDT with Casey Foundation President and CEO Patrick T. McCarthy and Laura Speer, associate director, Policy Reform and Data.

 

Journalists should contact Sue Lin Chong, (410) 223-2836 or schong@aecf.org  to register for the webinar, access the embargoed website, or request an interview with data and child welfare experts.   

 

Journalists who access the embargoed material must agree not to publish, report or post any stories or data in print, broadcast or online outlets until 12:01 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 25. The embargo site includes a downloadable Data Book, national news release, fact sheet, state-specific media materials and state rankings and profiles. 

 

 
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Love, Loss and the AIDS Quilt
 
Photo Courtesy of SLF Strategies

 

This summer, the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt will blanket Washington, D.C. In the late 1980s, Center Director Julie Drizin's Quilt experience jolted her into action; she took a break from journalism and volunteered with an AIDS service agency. 

 

She became a buddy to Rashid, a 5-year-old boy born with HIV. In this month's Minding the Kids column, Julie tracks Rashid down and focuses on the AIDS crisis in the African American community. Read More and join the conversation.
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Series Spotlight: 
Pollution, Poverty and People of Color
                                    Photo by EHN
 
A North Richmond Playground.
 
Environmental Health News in June launched an investigative series "Pollution, Poverty and People of Color." Reporters went to seven U.S. regions, where editor Marla Cone said they found "a legacy of lingering problems and 
newly emerging threats that are jeopardizing people of color in low-income communities."

 

Cone said there are hundreds of communities whose air, water and/or land is contaminated, but their stories are not being told despite the impact on the people who live there.

 

"And the most vulnerable people of all are the children - whether they are fetuses or babies or toddlers - they're the most vulnerable to the effects of these contaminants."

 

Take a look at JCCF's full conversation with Cone and check out the series.

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headlinesNEWS OF NOTE

 

State Health Care Decisions May Hurt Poor

ABC News/Kaiser Health News, Jenny Gold and Jordan Rau | July 18, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can forgo a key plank of the health care law that expanded Medicaid to include all legal residents living in or near poverty. Republican leaders in some states warn that opting into the expansion will be too expensive.

 

Fast Times at West Philly High

PBS Frontline | July 17, 2012

A group of high school students from one of Philadelphia's toughest neighborhoods builds the next great super-hybrid car. Is there a model here for educators looking to solve the dropout crisis?

 

Preschool Services Help At-risk Parents, Children

The Arizona Republic, Mary K. Reinhart | July 16, 2012

In Arizona, Child Protective Services frequently offers child care to families accused of abuse or neglect. Child care can provide an immediate solution, or be part of a package of services to help parents regain custody of their kids.

  

Family Faces Multiple Transplants

The Bend Bulletin (Oregon), Markian Hawryluk | July 15, 2012

One Eastern Oregon family is facing the possibility that all five of their children will need heart transplants. If that happens, it would likely be the most heart transplants ever for a single family, and a sign of the remarkable progress in keeping children with failing hearts alive.

 

A New Way to Fight Juvenile Crime in Chicago

The Daily Beast, James Warren | July 13, 2012

Researchers studying teen violence prevention efforts measured successful outcomes of an afterschool program that promotes self-control and conflict resolution.

 

Missing Autistic Child Spawns Virginia's Largest Manhunt

Outside Magazine, Dean King | July 12, 2012

Hundreds of volunteers search for a missing 8-year old autistic boy who wandered off in the woods. Against all odds, a Richmond resident (who wanted no credit or glory) found him and saved his life.

 

When A Daughter Self-Harms (Opinion)

NPR, Barbara J. King | July 12, 2012

Why do some teenage girls cut themselves? A mother of a self-abuse survivor shares their story.

 

Read the Sandusky Report Online, No Journalist Analysis Required

Mashable, Alex Fitzpatrick | July 12, 2012

Former FBI director Louis Freeh's report following his investigation of Penn State's handing of Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse has been released. It's spreading around the internet like wildfire.

 

New TV Ad Targets Child Prostitution

KNXV-TV 15 (Phoenix, Ariz.), Chencho Flores | July 11, 2012

Activists fighting sex trafficking of girls in the U.S. hope an ad campaign will raise awareness - and outrage - over child sexual slavery allegedly enabled through Backpage.com

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EventsEVENTS

July 19, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The webinar will address key research findings, approaches to working with diverse families, and resources, tools and strategies for family education and intervention.

July 31, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
National Council on Aging and Feeding America
An overview of the food bank network and efforts to address food insecurity among older Americans.

 

July 31, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. ET
The National Journal
Washington, D.C. 
A discussion exploring how the two presidential candidates' visions for early education might translate into policy. The panel of experts will also examine current early education policies at work in states. 
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OPPORTUNITIES 

 

The Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
Deadline: July 20
A seminar program for mid-career journalists who want to improve reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy. This year's program will take place Oct. 22 - 26. 

 

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ABOUT THE JCCF NEWS SUMMARY

Mina Dixon, Editor 

The Journalism Center on Children & Families, a program of the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, is a national nonprofit organization committed to supporting media coverage of children, youth and families, particularly the disadvantaged. The JCCF News Summary helps journalists and others keep in touch with the latest news, policy analysis and research reports on critical social issues that impact families and communities. We encourage redistribution of this material with credit given to the Journalism Center on Children & Families.

Journalists are encouraged to submit their stories for consideration for publication in the JCCF News Summary and on our website. Please send story links to: info@journalismcenter.org. Stories should be archived and free of access charges for at least seven days.
 
JCCF thanks The Annie E. Casey Foundation for its generous support of our work.
 
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