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  Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio Testifies on Critical Children’s Issues in the Ohio Statehouse

The CDF-Ohio team joined other child advocates from the across the state to elevate the needs of Ohio’s most vulnerable children. Ashon McKenzie testified in […]

  Lead Poisoning’s Impact on Young Children

Lead poisoning can affect nearly every system in the body and is especially
harmful to children in their first five years of life because it disrupts the rapid
brain development they are undergoing.

  All Counties Fact Sheet_Ohio

  #counselorsnotcuffs

  Ohio Kids Count County Data 2017

  Birth Equity – A Path Forward

  School Discipline Policies and the Cradle to Prison Pipeline

  The Early Childhood Hunger Imperative

  Addressing Children’s Trauma: A Toolkit for Ohio Schools

  Preventing Seclusion and Restraint in Ohio Schools

  Preventing Firearm Injuries and Fatalities Among Ohio’s Youth:: The Need to Implement a Comprehensive and Effective Child Access Prevention Law in Ohio

  Building Trauma-Informed Systems of Care for Children in Ohio

  School Resource Officers: Recommendation for Maximizing School Safety and Minimizing Risks to Ohio Children

  Juvenile Detention Reform in Ohio Update

  Zero Tolerance and Exclusionary School Discipline Policies Harm Students and Contribute to the Cradle to Prison Pipeline®

  Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Detention Facilities

  Achieving Educational Stability for Foster Youth in Ohio and the Impact of the Fostering Connections Legislation

  Rethinking Juvenile Detention in Ohio

  The Face of Health Disparities Among Children in Ohio

  Health Disparities are Leaving Ohio’s Rural Children Behind

  Halting the Loss of Millions of Dollars in Earned Income Tax Credit Benefits from Ohio

  Ohio & Kinship Care: The Challenge for Grandparents & Other Caregivers