A training is available to youth- and adolescent-serving agencies on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) 101/Safe Space on Tuesday, June 11 from 9am to 11 am at the Jacksonville Children’s Commission. Space is limited; Register here.
More than 40 community-based prenatal and newborn home visitors participated in an interagency N-TOUCH training on May 10 that builds on the latest information about how best to prepare children to learn. Staff from Healthy Start, Nurse Family Partnership, Healthy Families and Early Head Start were in attendance. N-TOUCH is an evidence-based approach to human… Read More
The infant mortality rate in Northeast Florida ticked up slightly in 2012 to 7.2 deaths per 1,000 live births. In 2011, the region’s infant mortality rate was 6.5 deaths per 1,000, its lowest rate in 20 years. A 30 percent increase in white infant mortality during the last year contributed to the higher rate. In… Read More
Teen Leaders from Northeast Florida are joining thousands of other youth from around the country to get out the word: Sex has consequences. May 1 is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, an annual day that kicks off the start of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. The purpose of the National Day is to focus… Read More