Jan 27, 2021
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Oct 1, 2020
Testimony Presented to Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force Laurie Dow, Vulnerable Youth Policy Director Public Citizens for Children and Youth September 30, 2020 Thank you to the Task Force for allowing me to offer testimony. I am Laurie Dow, the Vulnerable Youth...
Aug 14, 2020
STOP THE HARM “People often say it takes a village to raise a child,” LaTasha Hall told the Inquirer, her voice breaking. “That village was supposed to be Deveraux.” Instead, Deveraux, the nation’s most trusted behavioral health nonprofit caring for children...
May 22, 2020
Monday, Mourning Monday is Memorial Day. On that solemn day, we remember the countless men and women who lost their lives serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, to whom we owe a debt that can never be repaid. This Memorial Day, our hearts will...
Jan 28, 2020
Advocacy protects our must vulnerable kids We learned the hard way that by shifting our gaze away from the needs of the most vulnerable children in our region, those in residential facilities, they suffer. In 2017, the Inquirer exposed that over a few short...
Aug 16, 2019
Safeguarding (some) vulnerable children When tragedies befall children, communities rally and elected officials offer their thoughts and prayers. Sometimes it’s all anyone can do. But when tragedies hit children while under the care of state...
