Youth- and adolescent-serving staff from numerous agencies across the region attended a training April 10 on Adverse Childhood Experiences, the first in a series of trainings under the Coalition’s Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) grant. Seventy people attended the training, which was organized by the Jacksonville Children’s Commission (JCC) and the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority… Read More

Past Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition chair and board member Dr. Thomas Chiu and current board member Dr. Mark L. Hudak are two of the lead authors of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Medicaid Policy Statement published April 1. The statement is a revision of the previous Medicaid Policy Statement that was written in 2005, before the… Read More

Despite the cold weather, the Jacksonville Kids Coalition hosted an Advocacy Walk at the Jacksonville Landing and a press conference at City Hall on March 26 as part of Florida’s Children’s Week. Former Jacksonville Jaguar safety Donovin Darius, children from the community and Jaxson De Ville led the Advocacy Walk. Following the walk, a ceremony… Read More