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  • 30 Million Words

    Lauren Villagran

    June 02, 2018 |

    Searchlight New Mexico |

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    Response Location: United States, Pensacola, Florida

    A Pensacola project is providing new parents with “brain bags”—books to read to their children as well as resources about early childhood development as it relates to language. By educating parents about the impact of how and how much they speak to their children during fundamental years of development, the bags help build babies language skills and create strong brain development.

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  • A promising new tool against child abuse

    Lauren Villagran

    May 12, 2018 |

    Searchlight New Mexico |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    A pilot program in New Mexico shows promise in helping stabilize families at risk of homelessness by giving them subsidized housing combined with social services like therapy and addiction treatment. Keeping Families Together prevented numerous children from entering foster care and reduced repeat cases of abuse and neglect, and is cost-effective. But it's unclear if it will continue with state funding, bringing instability once again to many participants.

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