Stigma
It is time to talk about something tough—help. How many times have you ever lamented if only so-and-so had gotten help we may have avoided a tragedy? Less seriously, we may kick ourselves for failing to ask our teacher about extra credit too late in the semester. Or what about the time we thought we
When Infant Mortality is a Case of “I Love You…..To Death”
The death of a child in the first year of life is an unimaginable tragedy. Alabama has the second highest infant mortality in the nation, with more than nine in 1000 newborns dying before their first birthday. Some of these children die because of extreme prematurity, others because of birth defects. Unsafe sleeping practices, however,
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month is right around the corner. The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, the “Children’s Trust Fund”, encourages grantees to expend additional effort to raise awareness of child abuse prevention during the month April. We have included a copy of the 2018 Child Abuse Prevention Month Toolkit (https://ctf.alabama.gov/event/april/) to assist