Oct 11, 2024
ADDRESS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH BEFORE CRISIS ERUPTS We couldn’t say it better than State Rep. and emergency physician, Arvind Venkat, who has a unique perspective on both mental health and what lawmakers can do about it. Here is his published commentary that ran...
Oct 11, 2024
Oct 4, 2024
Kids and family issues are in the debates…how refreshing Pennsylvania is center of the campaign universe. PA voters have the power to tilt the political playing field in one direction or another. So much so that in this week alone, four major debates gave...
Sep 27, 2024
The Anxious Generation Needs Phone-Free Classrooms Four out of ten Pennsylvania children and teens report feeling depressed, anxious, or stressed. A popular new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental...
Sep 25, 2024
A Telling Presidential Debate Children First is a non-partisan organization focused on improving the lives of children. Every national election is a chance for candidates for federal office to demonstrate how if elected they will make the lives of children...
Sep 19, 2024
TARIFFS 1; CHILDREN’S ISSUES 0 Children First is reviewing the statements of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on important economic issues for families – expanding the child tax credit and saving child care. This week’s focus is on former President Donald...
