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Handcuffed And Pepper Sprayed: A 9-Year-Old’s Encounter With Police Cries Out For Appropriate Mental Health Response
In February, the deeply unsettling story of the use of pepper spray by Rochester police on a handcuffed nine-year old…
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Child Care Staffing A Major Challenge In South Carolina As Providers Do More With Less
COVID-19 blog series Just before the new year, ICS released findings from a second round…
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COVID-19 Impacts Different Child Care Settings Differently And More Assistance Is Needed
by Rachel Perkins, ICS Policy Research Intern COVID-19 blog series The COVID-19 pandemic has upended all…
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Will A COVID-19 Vaccine Bring Family Life “Back To Normal?”
COVID-19 blog series By Megan Carolan, Director of Policy Research; Alexis Herschkowitsch, Innovation Associate; Rachel…
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Housing & Hunger Awareness – South Carolina Faces COVID-19 Challenges
COVID-19 blog series This week, I was privileged to speak on a virtual session organized by…
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Blog: Research Studies Help Guide Child Care In The Age Of COVID-19
COVID-19 blog series Last month, a major study on COVID-19 transmission among child care centers made…
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Independent Play Recap And Bonus Material From BYU’s Radio’s The Lisa Show
COVID-19 blog series I had the privilege last month to speak on The Lisa Show…
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Report On COVID-19’s Impact On Pediatric Health Care In South Carolina
Survey Reveals Flu Vaccinations Are Critical During Pandemic The Institute for Child Success (ICS) conducted a survey of 69 pediatricians…
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Anti-Racism And Our Children’s Future
A racial awakening occurred in summer 2020 that has seen communities wrestle with a reckoning that, at this moment, feels…
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Back To School During COVID-19 Pandemic: Preparation Steps To Keep In Touch With Students
COVID-19 blog series The transition from July to August has always been a touchstone for communities…
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Ideas For Infusing Capital Into Childcare Centers During COVID-19
COVID-19 blog series As the country has been wrestling with “reopening” the economy over the past…
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The Next Black Child
“The next Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, et. al., is currently in childcare in South Carolina. He is more likely to…