teen pregnancy

Supporting foster youth parents

California Senator Leland Yee is sponsoring a bill that would help support foster youth who are parents in the state. The bill would help foster youth raising children with resources to help them stay in school, provide needed parenting and child care. In the Pleasanton Weekly, Leland states that "parenting and pregnant youth are 200% [...]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00September 29th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare, disparities, foster care, health care, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011, infant mortality, teen pregnancy|

September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month. This is an important awareness campaign, and on September 23rd, the Senate passed a Resolution supporting its values and goals. However, you may be wondering what it has to do with Child Welfare policy. Well, I'm glad you asked! First, some background. This observance was established by the [...]

teen pregnancy

March 2013

Supporting foster youth parents

September 2011

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month