The blog about Social Issues
We’re back after our hiatus. As we move towards autumn, we hope to post more frequently. Here are some items in the news we are watching:. As the recession continues to hurt the social services sector, the state of California has come up with a creative way to fill some of the funding gaps. From [...]
Here’s an interesting article we found on Huffington Post by Tom Perrelli, Associate Attorney General of the United States. He talks about the important role colleges and Universities play in helping end Sexual Assault. September 2009 marked the 15 year anniversary of President Bill Clinton signing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) into law. As [...]
From the Whiie House Blog: The White House’s Commitment to Combating Violence Against Women Lynn Rosenthal, February 2, 2010 For six months now, I have held the first-ever White House position dedicated to combating violence and sexual assault against women and continuing the important work of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Every morning when [...]
Yesterday, we had a post about the latest report by the Centers for Disease Control about the prevalence of STDs in the United States. On RHrealtiycheck.org, we found an interesting commentary by Dr. Will Wong, a board member of National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD). Dr. Wong discusses how funding for STD prevention and treatment [...]
Attorney General Eric Holder recently spoke at the Tribal Nations Listening Session on Public Safety and Law Enforcement, a conference sponsored by the Department of Justice in St. Paul, Minnesota. He talked about some new initiatives the DOJ will undertake to help reduce violence on native lands. From the Star Tribune: Holder announced the distribution [...]
According to a new report by the Every Child Matters Education Fund, every day five children die from Abuse and Neglect in the United States. Here are some of the findings: Child deaths attributed to abuse or neglect vary significantly by state. Kentucky had the highest rate of death due to child abuse and neglect [...]
Found via The New York Times: There’s news of the Early Learning Challenge Fund, a new initiative that would send $8 billion dollars over an eight year period to states who improve their programs for early childhood education. This new initiative is part of the higher education funding bill that recently passed through the House [...]
While our economic troubles are taking their toll on the budgets of non-profits and public agencies, there is news of domestic violence funding remaining the same under the Obama administration. In related news, we found this very useful link from the U.S. Department of Justice about how the recovery funds are being spent. Included on [...]
Womensstake.org has a good rundown of some policy initiatives that are working their way through Congress. The proposals range from increasing access to early education services for low-income children, to increased funding for improving child care facilities. Another interesting proposal, The Family Tax Relief Act of 2009, would increase tax credits for families with children [...]
In Texas, Vice President Joe Biden visited the National Domestic Violence Hotline Center and talked about funding. From the Dallas News: Money from the federal economic stimulus package is being made available to the National Domestic Violence Hotline Center and a teen abuse dating hotline, (Biden) said. The investment helps saves hospital costs incurred by [...]
