“WE MUST FIGHT FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE TOO”
The Children's Defense Fund is in the midst of a national campaign to convince Congress and the President to enact legislation this year to extend [...]
Read More“WE MUST STEM GUN VIOLENCE”
We must face the hard truth that firearms are so easy to acquire in the United States that lethal mass shootings are mathematically inevitable. Our [...]
Read More“CAUSE OF DEATH: BUREAUCRATIC FAILURE”
For too many of the nine million uninsured children in America, the lack of health coverage can literally mean the difference between life and death. [...]
Read More“A QUESTIONABLE CHILD ARREST”
What goes through a police officer's mind when he's handcuffing a child? That's not a rhetorical question. On March 13th, a police officer arrested seven-year-old [...]
Read More“TWINKLE AND ETHEL: MORE PARENTS STRUGGLING TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN HEALTHY”
Our children need you to stand up and demand Congress and President Bush provide all of them health care this year. Children cannot wait. There [...]
Read More“OUR CHILDREN ARE DYING FOR HEALTH CARE: HELP THEM”
How did America get to the point where Deamonte Driver, a seventh grader in Prince George's County, Maryland, died because he didn't have health insurance [...]
Read More“BEATING THE ODDS—SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT”
If you want to hear about a drug crime or armed robbery by a teen, listen to the 11:00 p.m. news on most nights or [...]
Read More“ANOTHER CALL TO CONSCIENCE AND ACTION FOR KATRINA’S CHILDREN”
Katrina's children are still waiting for their country to come to their rescue with life and hope giving health and mental health care and a secure place [...]
Read More“THREE SISTERS, THREE ILLNESSES, NO HEALTH COVERAGE”
The Children's Defense Fund is working tirelessly to raise awareness about the ways families across the country are struggling to get their children the health [...]
Read More“ELECT SUSIE”
On February 27, another candidate joined the ranks of those running for the office of President of the United States. The candidate has a platform [...]
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