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A child advocacy group in Texas is already looking ahead to the 2025 legislative session, after several policy changes it supported this year failed to gain traction. The group Texans Care for Children believes there were "missed opportunities" to help kids and families thrive, despite the state s $33 billion budget surplus. Peter Clark, communications director for the group, pointed out lawmakers did not address the state s lack of child care or uninsured rates for kids and adults, but did make a major step forward in providing postpartum health coverage for moms. . ....
The federal COVID-19 public health emergency may be over, but there is lingering concern about the mental state of children. In South Dakota, a pre-pandemic program pulling communities together to prevent youth adversity, is taking flight amid these concerns. The Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment gives South Dakota communities a framework to improve harmful home environments for kids. . ....