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November 20, 2022
Child Well-Being

3.6M Louisianans Live in Mental Health Care Deserts

Think of them as Mental Health Care Deserts. As of September 30, 2022, Louisianans living in the 167 Mental Health… Read More


September 2, 2022
Advocacy, Child Well-Being

Open Letter to Governor and Legislature regarding Department of Children and Family Services

The following open letter to Louisiana’s Governor and Legislature relates the root cause of DCFS’s current condition to Louisiana’s long… Read More


April 1, 2022
Advocacy, Child Well-Being, President's Message

Louisiana Child Distress

Ranked 51st in 1990 and 49th in 2022. Louisiana has made little progress in the overall condition of our children…. Read More


July 20, 2019
Advocacy, Child Well-Being, Louisiana Children in Crisis

Lunch Shaming is Wrong

I did not learn everything I needed to know in Mrs. Waggoner’s kindergarten in Beeville, Texas, but I did learn… Read More


March 1, 2018
Advocacy, Child Well-Being

The Military Understands Child Well-being

Many in Louisiana miss it, but the military understands the importance of child well-being. This evening as I read, “Retired… Read More


February 26, 2018
Advocacy, Child Well-Being, Healthy Louisiana

Open Letter to Louisiana Legislature about Children’s Services

An Open Letter to the Louisiana State Legislature Open Letter to Louisiana Legislature Regarding Children’s Services RE: Louisiana Legislative Audit,… Read More


December 14, 2017
Advocacy, Child Well-Being

Are We Under-Investing in Our Young Children?

The Bipartisan Policy Center asks, “Is America Under-Investing in its Young Children?” The short answer is “Yes!” And in Louisiana,… Read More


October 19, 2017
Advocacy, Child Well-Being, Louisiana Children in Crisis

Child-poverty: Louisiana’s Steady-state Crisis

Good evening, Friends! I attended the 2nd National Building Bridges Initiative this week so I missed some of the daily… Read More


August 21, 2017
Advocacy, Child Well-Being, History, Louisiana Children in Crisis

Child Well-being Deja Vu

Have you ever read an old document and, as you settled into it, you found yourself confused about whether you… Read More


August 21, 2017
Child Well-Being, Healthy Louisiana

Iowa Child Welfare News Mimics Louisiana Experience

During recent weeks, The Des Moines Register has published articles and public comment related to a managed care practice I… Read More


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