Childrens Defense Fund

New York's Juvenile Prisons Are a Crime

David A. Love | Posted 12.17.2009 | New York

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David A. Love

If you can judge a society by the way it treats its children, then New York fails in a big way. In fact, the Empire State should be found guilty of child abuse and neglect.

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Addressing America's Health Care Disparities

Clayola Brown | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

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Clayola Brown

Providing health care for all must recognize and address health disparities that exist among minority populations.

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The National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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Marian Wright Edelman

It's estimated that three in ten girls in the United States still get pregnant by age 20. 51 percent of Black and 53 percent of Latino teenage girls become pregnant at least once before age 20.

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CDF's 35th Anniversary: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living

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Marian Wright Edelman

The Children's Defense Fund looks forward to working with the Obama Administration and the new Congress to enact policies that give all children the chance to live and learn and succeed in life.

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Teen Pregnancy in America Today

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 11.13.2008 | Living

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Marian Wright Edelman

We have an opportunity to take advantage of a renewed national conversation and once again emphasize pregnancy prevention for today's teenagers -- both boys and girls.

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Children's Defense Fund Founder: McCain Will Leave Millions Of Children Uninsured

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

"Sen. McCain has no specific plan for children. We keep a Congressional scorecard... Senator McCain received the lowest score of anyone in the Senate in 2007."

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Sentencing Children to Die in Prison

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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Marian Wright Edelman

The EJI study found 73 cases in the United States where 13- and 14-year-olds have been sentenced to life without parole -- in other words, sentenced to die in prison.

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Juveniles Don't Belong in Adult Prisons

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campaign for Youth Justice, Juvenile Justice, Children's Defense Fund, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

There is no justification for locking up these young people in adult prisons. Juveniles may be held in adult jails for months or even years, although most of them are not charged with a violent crime.

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Mental Health Support Makes a More Normal Life for Teens Possible

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 08.06.2008 | Living

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Marian Wright Edelman

The Healthy Transition Act would provide states to identify youths with mental disorder, ascertain the help they are currently receiving and determine how to get care for them.

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Homeboy Industries -- Hope Has a New Address

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline, Children's Defense Fund, Urban Schools, Urban Youth, Gang Violence, Gang Prevention, Gangs, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Homeboy Industries is the largest gang intervention program in the US and is in the front ranks of diverting young people from the trajectory that leads to marginalized lives, imprisonment and premature death.

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We Must Pay Attention to the Rise of Gun Violence

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living

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Marian Wright Edelman

The June 26th Supreme Court ruling to strike down Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban dealt yet another blow to securing our children's safety from gun violence.

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Sam Stein

Study: McCain Receives Failing Grade On Children's Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Presumptive GOP nominee John McCain gets a failing grade for his work on legislation affecting children's issues, according to a just-released study f...

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