The Autism-Tylenol Link is Hard to Swallow The Presidential uproar about Tylenol is all growl and no bite. Think about it. Finally, America's top dog puts the cause of autism front and center and, instead of solutions, advances baseless claims that offers the...
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10-YEAR OLDS IN JAIL?
PRESS RELEASE THE PUNISHMENT IS TOO BIG FOR THE CRIME Pennsylvania kids as young as 10 can be arrested…and jailed It’s shocking to learn that, in Pennsylvania, 10-year-olds can be sent to jail. A new policy brief by Children First reveals that in 2024, nearly 2,000...
The Punishment is too Big for the Crime
Pennsylvania’s outdated laws allow children as young as ten years old to be arrested, prosecuted in juvenile court, and even locked up. Children in Pennsylvania as young as 10 years old can be arrested... and jailed. Pennsylvania’s outdated laws allow children as...
Removing the danger, not the child
Asking How to Keep Families Together What if we could keep more children safely in their homes by asking a couple of questions? A lot of good. Kids and teens who are abused or neglected must be protected but keeping families whole with support is a better...
What’s the Story in Harrisburg? – July 18, 2025
FUNDING EDUCATION CAN'T TAKE A VACATION In about a month, kids are going to return to the classroom and schools still don't know what resources they'll have. The PA state budget is now three weeks overdue, the 14th time in 20 years that lawmakers couldn't meet...
When the Punishment is Worse than the Crime – June 20, 2025
JAILING CHILDREN HURTS US ALL America locks up children more than most countries in the world. It’s because our laws – not our kids – are bad. More than 38,000 U.S. children are behind bars for serious offenses but also things as simple as shoplifting, underage...
Right from the PA Attorney General – May 30, 2025
PA'S TOP COP SUPPORTS DIVERTING KIDS FROM JAIL "When you collaborate and have great outcomes, people like to see that. When crime goes down, when families remain together, when people are employed, it’s this amazing situation that people want to be a part of."...
Webinar: The State of Diversion
The State of Diversion with PA Attorney General Dave Sunday and state Representative Rick Krajewski, is a conversation about youth diversion – a powerful, proven alternative to formal court involvement for low-level offenses. Angela Bell, Montgomery County Assistant...
Broken Bones, Broken System – May 2, 2025
IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE - AND IT NEVER SHOULD Every child should be safe from harm, but there is a special obligation to kids who are in the child welfare system because they were abused or neglected. It’s hard to forget the case, more than a decade ago, when a...
STATEMENT: Philly Child Welfare System is Failing Children
Philadelphia’s Child Welfare System Is Failing Children — It Must Be Reformed Now (April 11, 2025) Children First is heartbroken for the children and families failed by Philadelphia’s child welfare system, as revealed in this week’s Philadelphia Inquirer series on the...