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The White House Seeks to Expand Home Visiting Programs: Pew
The Obama administration has announced that it will seek a substantial new investment to expand voluntary evidence-based home visiting programs. Pew’s Libby Doggett, an expert on home visiting, highlights the importance of the decision. Voluntary home visiting matches parents with trained professionals to provide information and support during pregnancy and throughout their child’s first three years. more
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- Stateline Story
Why Are Welfare Rolls Flat, While the Food Stamp Program Grows Rapidly?
Advocates for the poor say welfare programs are ill-designed for hard economic times. Some Republicans, however, don’t see welfare as broken, but instead as a model for other social initiatives. more
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- Stateline Story
Battle Against Stalking Escalates
Concerns over in-person and online stalking have led lawmakers to create new orders of protection. But enforcement is often up to the victims and most don’t pursue it. more
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Child Abuse Prevention Month
39% of child abuse cases happen in the first four years of life. A good home visiting program can cut this number in half. more
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- Stateline Story
Perry Says State Will Maintain Women's Services
TODAY'S TAKE: Texas Governor Rick Perry told the President Obama that the state will find its own money to pay for women's health services if federal funding is cut off in a dispute over Planned Parenthood. more