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Child Abuse PreventionAssessment-and screening of parents of newborns for their risk ofchild abuse and offering homevisiting services to help all parents who seek help for parenting has been a successful strategy toprevent child abuse throughout the country. A major initiative called "Right From the Stan" toprovide grants for local programs will be introduced in the coming session. Funding would beused for intensive home visitation programs and Family Resource Centers. ("Supporting FirstTime Parents Project" in Milwaukee County is an example ofsuch a program)ImmunizationWhile95% of children are immunized in Wisconsin when they enter school only 39% ofMilwaukee children and 51 % of Madison's children were inununized by age two. In the state only48% of two years old children are appropriately immunized. Accessibility and transportationremain barriers for parents. These issues need to be addressed locally and through statewideinitiatives. Immunization is a proven means ofpreventing early childhood problems.Healthy Stan EXllansionMany persons living in poverty are working and have no health insurance because they are not onAFDC. Expansion of the Healthy Stan program would provide Medical Assistance for pregnantwomen and infants up to age one in families with incomes up to 185% ofpoverty. (Now at155% of poverty.)Birth to Three (99.437 part ill OutreachThis program provides assessment, planning, and a wide range of early intervention services forchildren ages birth to three with developmental delays or diagnosed developmentaldisabilities.Funding is allocated in the proposed Department of Health and Social Services statebudget to meet federal requirements.Self-Sufficiency Programs for Pregnant and Parentin& TeensA number ofpilot programs are funded by the state to help teen mothers develop skills to supportthemselves. Both Rosalie Manor and Silver Springs have grants to implement these programs.Child Watch, October 22, 1992?rtryctt"ed b'j Anne. f.\ 'nese.,W;c;c. C"I.~\'" Co', \ 0', Btl n'lQ 1'"\ CO I""\C ~ (" h S136
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION...• Talk to the teenagers in your life about sexuality and responsible decision making.• Fmd out what is happening on this issue in your local school.• Make books and videos on the subject available to teenagers you know.• Volunteer your time at these sites or at other organizations addressing these issues.• Make yourself aware ofyour elected representatives' stance on these issues.• Oteck the positions oflocal, state and national candidates on issues related to children andpregnancy.• VOTE• Write to your elected representatives regarding these issues.• Ask candidates and elected officials what they are doing to address the problem of teenpregnancy and parenting.• Meet with your elected officials or the staff ofkey teen and children's committees to discussin greater depth the needs of teens and their children in your neighborhood. Try to give somepractical solutions to the problems facing teens along with expressing your willingness tohelp. Use the examples ofeffective programs you've seen during the course of the Visitation.• Write articles/stories which showcase successful programs or agencies; show "what isworking" and dispel the myth that nothing works.• Do a series on people: teens who are "beating the odds" and the people behind successfulprograms.• Write about the trends and issues.• Develop TV shows which realistically portray the difficulty ofgrowing up today, thepressures and choices one has. and highlight those who are·successfully coping.• Develop a blitz media campaign to address the issues ofteen pregnancy and parenting.• Create or participate in a mentoring program for high risk pregnant and parenting teenagersto teach new mothers about child health and parenting, as well as. to provide emotionalsuppon and examples for success.• Sponsor parenting education programs.• Become a big sisterlbrother for a teenager. Call Big Sister Los Angeles or similar program.• Use your own skills ( writing. accounting, legal. fund raising, administration. etc. ) to assiston agency serving children and youth.• Enter into a partnership with a religious congregation or other programs for teens providingsuppon for teen mothers. Provide financial suppon and volunteer assistance.• Have a fund-raiser to benefit a teen program. or set up a scholarship fund to help youngparents who cannot afford to further their education.• Volunteer to work in a teen center one day a week to allow staff time for training andplanning.137
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