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REPORT: State Examples for Optimizing Medicaid – March 2024

In March 2024, Children First published a policy brief entitled “Optimizing Medicaid to Improve Child and Youth Mental Health in Pennsylvania.” In that brief, five specific reforms to optimize Medicaid as a sustainable funding source to improve child and adolescent...

Vital Statistics for Children in Philadelphia

Vital Statistics for Children in Philadelphia Philadelphia children need the tools and resources to achieve and be healthy.  Only 34% of students are passing the English and Language Arts PSSA.  A shockingly low 19% of students are passing the Math PSSA. Less than...

Has your family lost Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Health Insurance?

Has your family lost Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Health Insurance? There’s still time to get coverage back. Your children may be eligible for coverage even if you aren’t! Do you need help with the paperwork or re-enrollment process? Pennsylvania Medical Assistance...

Assault Rifles for Pre-Schoolers – Aug 18, 2023

  LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS, NOT OUR CHILDREN’S LIVES “I’ll give you my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead hands” has long been a rallying cry for the National Rifle Association (NRA) and 2nd Amendment zealots. The release of the new JR-15, a...