Working to promote child well-being, child safety, and the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and domestic violence by @First_Focus and @Campaign4Kids.
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Missouri child welfare workers say restructuring is putting children’s safety at risk • Missouri Independent bit.ly/4yWCyYK
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Here is why we urge Washington State voters to vote NO on Initiative 001.
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‘Spotlight’ Director Says The Catholic Church Hasn’t Done ‘Enough’ To Protect Children From Sexual Assault 10 Years After Film’s Best Picture Win: ‘Not Until Every Child Is Safe’ buff.ly/cPNlc23
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A couple who had 21 children, most of whom were birthed by different surrogate mothers, lied to the surrogates and then subjected the children to vicious beatings and punishments, authorities say. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cal…
When Cold Becomes a Weapon: The Overlooked Link Between Hypothermia and bit.ly/4yy6IS1
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The Massachusetts attorney general uncovered 900 "documented" cases of alleged sexual abuse over 70 years in three Catholic dioceses in the state. The full magnitude of the abuse "cannot be determined," according to a nearly 200-page report. abcnews.link/m5GLZ97
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The Democratic Child Tax Credit is on the left.
The one in H.R. 1 is on the right.
Can we at least agree the purple bar in the chart on the right is nowhere near a doubling?
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Investing in kids should be our top priority.
I'm proud to be recognized as a Defender of Children by @campaign4kids. I'll continue working to expand access to early childhood education, childcare, family support, and a budget that puts kids first for New Mexico.
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The launch of the permanent, publicly funded Sacramento Foster Youth Guaranteed Income Program will provide breathing room needed to access opportunity for hundreds in the California Capital Region.
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For the Children, Why Washington State Voters Should Vote NO on Initiative 001 brucelesley.substack.com/p/f…
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If You Care About Children, We Are Your Advocates brucelesley.substack.com/p/i…
My latest blog on why child advocacy is so desperately needed.
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Urging the South Carolina legislature @SCHouseGOP @SCHouseDems @scsenategop @SCSenateDems to reject @tommypopeSC’s Parental Rights Act unless it is significantly changed to protect children health, safety, and education.
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Here is the amicus brief by us. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
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US could ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to obtain passports for children | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
For children, a birth certificate is all that is needed. Again, this Administration is attacking children to try to punish adults.
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When ‘Parental Rights’ Means Letting a Child Die brucelesley.substack.com/p/w…
@propublica just published an investigative series on how "parental rights" laws in Idaho are leading to needless and tragic deaths of children.
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A 5-year-old Texan just spent the first day of school in an ICE detention center.
ICE kidnapped Liam Tadeo on his way to a soccer game with his dad.
Liam should be in kindergarten. Instead, our government has thrown him in a prison camp hundreds of miles from home.
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Newborn baby Malachi, whose parents belong to a faith-healing sect that doesn’t believe in medical care, died of preventable and treatable conditions.
Thirteen months later, their next newborn, Liam, died from the same things.
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Ohio ‘House of Horrors’ Parents Previously Investigated Over Children’s Health and Education usmagazine.com/crime-news/ne…
