Perspective Perspective | New child death report shows NC youth suicide at all-time high by Fawn Pattison | November 11, 2019 Last week, the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force met to review the latest report on child deaths in North Carolina....
Perspective Better policy choices can address North Carolina’s rising youth suicide rate by Whitney Tucker | March 7, 2019 North Carolina’s latest child health report card — released on Feb. 20 by NC Child and the North Carolina Institute of...
Perspective The 2019 opportunity workplan for NC’s children by Rob Thompson | January 15, 2019 North Carolina’s legislators are back at work for the 2019-2020 “long session.” While the state’s policy-makers and budget writers face a...
Perspective Corporal punishment in NC: The end is near by Tom Vitaglione | October 18, 2018 School bells will soon ring in the new academic year for most of North Carolina’s children. For the first time...
Perspective Preventing LGBTQ youth suicide in North Carolina by Ames Simmons | July 23, 2018 Suicide prevention was a major issue during the 2017-18 legislative session. Despite being left out of the budget bill, funding...
Perspective The action agenda to save kids’ lives in 2018 by Kella Hatcher | June 18, 2018 Yes — a diverse group of leaders really can come together to tackle serious problems, and North Carolina’s Child Fatality...
Perspective The freedom to lead: Interview with Ricky Hurtado by Rob Thompson | April 4, 2018 Ricky Hurtado is the co-executive director of the NC Scholars Latinx Initiative (NC SLI) and a member of the NC...
Perspective School has just begun, and in NC, corporal punishment is still with us by Mohammad Mohd | September 21, 2017 Imagine you’re a student in high school. One morning, your alarm doesn’t go off. Your mother shakes you awake urgently....
Perspective Senators introduce needed child welfare reform by Michelle Hughes | April 10, 2017 The child welfare system is a last resort for children who are at risk of serious injury, trauma, or even...
Perspective Providing dental care to kids in need by Kerry Dove | January 18, 2017 When I graduated dental school, I decided to return home to Concord to run a pediatric dental practice that provided...
Perspective What the election doesn’t change by Michelle Hughes | November 15, 2016 Like many of you, I’ve spent the past several days reflecting on the results of last week’s election and trying...
Perspective What We Learned: Community Discussions and Building Economic Opportunity by Adam Sotak | October 20, 2016 Financial stability and economic opportunity are fundamental for the health and success of our state’s children. In North Carolina, however,...
