JCCF NEWS SUMMARYJuly 25, 2012
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2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book is Here
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 23rd annual KIDS COUNT Data Book shows that academic achievement and health improved in most states for U.S. children, but kids and families are still struggling in the wake of the recession.
The Casey Foundation this year included an index of 16 indicators of child well-being. Read more about the report.
View and download the Data Book and visit the Data Center for the latest national, state and local data on hundreds of measures of child well-being. Then check out how news organizations are using the data across the nation.
Journalists should contact Sue Lin Chong, (410) 223-2836 or schong@aecf.org, to request an interview with data and child welfare experts.
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 NEWS OF NOTE
The Lasting Effects of Neglect: Altered Brain Structure in Children
Time Healthland, Laura Blue | July 24, 2012
Kids who grow up without normal emotional and social interaction have measurably different brain structure from other kids, according to a new study. The study's findings do show that kids in high-quality foster care can play developmental "catch-up."
Hospital Specialists Help Remind the Sickest Kids They're Still Kids
NPR/Kaiser Health News, Jenny Gold | July 23, 2012
Child life specialists help put sick children and their families at ease. Child life programs come at a price, but doctors insist they minimize the trauma of a hospital stay and make a unit more productive.
Teen Court Program Tackles Bullying, Hate Crimes
Los Angeles Times, Teresa Watanabe | July 22, 2012
More than 70 high schools in California use teen courts to resolve disputes and find justice in cases of vandalism, theft or battery. Now these teen courts are dealing with hate-motivated crimes, too.
Associated Press, Huffington Post | July 21, 2012
A sexual assault survivor is testing the limits of free speech and juvenile law by publicizing the names of two teens who raped and photographed her after she passed out at a party.
After Aurora, Expect PTSD to Spread Far Beyond Theater (Opinion)
Pacific Standard Magazine, Tom Jacobs | July 20, 2012
Based on research following the Virginia Tech killings, experts suggest that survivors of the movie theater mass shooting are at risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress and should consider face-to-face counseling.
HIV And Children: The Burden Of Silence
WAMU-FM, Kavitha Cardoza | July 20, 2012
Profiles of two young people living with AIDS in Washington, D.C., where nearly three percent of the population has HIV.
A Hunger for the Food-stamp Story
Columbia Journalism Review, Trudy Lieberman | July 19, 2012
Most of the recent media coverage of the farm bill excludes the voices of people who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Forty-five million Americans rely on government food aid.
AlterNet, Colin Greer | July 19, 2012
The author laments the many social and economic factors that add stress, insecurity and cause deep damage to children and families in the U.S.
New America Media, Jacob Simas | July 19, 2012
The Los Angeles area's carwash industry has become the next frontier in the fight for economic justice and immigrant rights.
David Wiser's Story of Hope
ESPN, Elizabeth Merrill | July 18, 2012
Former Minnesota Little Gophers baseball player David Wiser tells his story of survival and recovery from child sexual abuse.
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EVENTS
July 27, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET
Center for American Progress
Washington, D.C.
Education reformers and national experts will take stock of state education reform and forecast where states are headed.
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.
July 31, 1 p.m. ET
University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and Society for Professional Journalists
The Reporting on Health webinar will highlight the work of Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, a pioneering practitioner in Camden, N.J., who has designed a way to offer quality care to one of the nation's poorest and most violent cities.
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OPPORTUNITIES
American Graduate Engagement Grants
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Center for Media Engagement
Deadline: August 1
Public media stations are invited to apply for this grant (check here for eligibility restrictions) Grantees will be expected to develop a plan, or continue a plan already in action, that raises awareness about the dropout crisis and provides resources for community members.
Summer Workshops for StudentsWashington Post Young Journalists Development Program, News Literacy ProjectDeadline: August 4 (first come, first serve)Washington, D.C.A free, half-day workshop for high school students from the Washington, D.C., area featuring reporters from the Washington Post and staffers from the News Literacy Project.
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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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