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New Child Welfare Factsheet on Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Youth
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 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is pleased to release its latest publication in the Child Welfare Factsheet series, Focus on New Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Youth.
The report includes the estimated number of former foster youth eligible for health coverage in Rhode Island in 2014, as well as recommendations for outreach and enrollment.
Please click here to see previous Child Welfare Factsheets.
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New Issue Brief: Young Children with Developmental Delays & Disabilities
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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT recently released its newest Issue Brief - Young Children with Developmental Delays & Disabilities - at a policy roundtable attended by policy makers, education leaders, state agencies, and community members. For more, please see the news release and event pictures.
Infants and toddlers who have been maltreated are six times more likely to have a developmental delay than the general population. All children who have been subjects of child welfare investigations are at high developmental risk, not just those children with a substantiated finding of child maltreatment.
The Issue Brief focuses on the importance of developmental screening for all children, outlines available supports and programs, and provides recommendations, including fully implementing the federal mandate requiring states to refer all children under age three with substantiated cases of child maltreatment to Early Intervention. |
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Young Children with Developmental Delays & Disabilities featured on Rhode Island KIDS COUNT TV Show
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 For the December 2013 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT TV Show, Dr. Yvette Yatchmink (Hasbro Children's Hospital) and Eileen Howard Boone (CVS Caremark) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss young children with developmental delays and disabilities, developmental screenings, and the importance of high-quality intervention and education programs.
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