Nov 15, 2024
K-12 & Public Education
Privatizing Public School Funds: Threats to Equity, Access, and Educational Quality
Across the country, states have expanded their voucher programs rapidly within the past few years. School choice advocates named...
Nov 05, 2024
Children's Health
Saving Lives: Every Hospital Needs To Be Prepared for Pediatric Emergencies
All children deserve high-quality emergency care, regardless of where they live or the severity of their illness or injury....
Sep 19, 2024
Federal Budget & Tax
Fact Sheet: Children’s Budget 2024 Overview
The Children’s Budget provides a comprehensive analysis of the share of spending allocated to kids over more than 250...
Aug 05, 2024
Early Childhood
Babies in The Budget 2024: Infant and Maternal Health and Well-Being
First Focus on Children takes a broad view of infant and maternal health and well-being in this fact sheet...
Aug 02, 2024
Child Rights
Fact Sheet: The Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2024
For too long, children and marginalized youth have been “invisible” and often left out of conversations when public policy...
Mar 13, 2024
Children's Health
Fact Sheet: Congress Should Prioritize Development of the Pediatric Mental Health Workforce
Our Children are in Crisis The United States has a severe shortage of pediatric mental health professionals. In fact,...
Nov 30, 2023
Children's Health
Fact Sheet: Early Childhood Continuous Eligibility
Ensuring Children Have Access to Health Care Coverage During the Most Critical Years: Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Eligibility Through...
Nov 14, 2023
Children's Health
FACT SHEET: Children’s Mental Health
Children in the United States are facing unprecedented mental health challenges. In October 2021, First Focus on Children joined...
Nov 14, 2023
Children's Health
FACT SHEET: School-Based Mental Health Coordinators
What They Are and Why Children and Teens Need Them At a time when the mental health workforce is...
