The Indiana Youth Institute just came out with their Kids Count in Indiana Data book. With this comes snapshots of data of each county in Indiana. In Marion County, the population of children totaled 236,434, and the following are some staggering numbers about our children: 24% live in poverty Teen birth rate is 35.5 (per [...]
Tag Archives | Prevention
Abuse and neglect prevention starts BEFORE birth
A report done by the National Center for Children in Poverty in September 2010 showed the factors that increase the risk of infant maltreatment. These factors are: smoking during pregnancy infant having two or more siblings Medicaid enrollee unmarried infant low-birth weight less than high school education teen mother short spacing (under 15 months) between [...]
Discover the importance of support services for Child Development..
Nobody really remembers what it is like to be two years old. It is hard to remember your favorite toy when you were two or who was #1 on the Billboard Top 100 List at the time. BUT, from 0-3 years old is one of the most important stages for children. According to Zero to [...]
Each Day in America…
2,175 children are confirmed as abused or neglected. -Children’s Defense Fund In Indiana, a child is abused or neglected every 25 minutes, and most of the time, abuse and neglect can be prevented. HealthNet’s Better Indy Babies program uses an originally designed outreach model that consists of teams of health care workers which include social [...]
Subscribe to our Blog via RSS
It’s Healthy to be Social!
Would you like to receive our Monthly eNews??
