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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CA: Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault

A new bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out a new grant program, to fund a 24/7 helpline for parents and youths. (Raushan_films/Adobestock)

Monday, March 25, 2024

Bill would fund National Parent & Youth Helpline

The new National Parent & Youth Helpline has already taken 6,700 calls, texts and live chats since its inception in January, and now the U.S…

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The pandemic has added extra stressors for California's 9 million children and their parents. (Fizkes/Adobestock)
CA Parent and Youth Helpline Flooded During Pandemic

SACRAMENTO, Calif - More than 10,000 people have called the California Parent and Youth Helpline during the pandemic so far - but the funding is set …

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Some California anti-domestic violence programs emphasize healing for the survivor as well as for the person who is prone to violence.(Motortion/Adobestock)
CA Groups Work on New Approaches to Curb Domestic Violence

By Claudia Boyd Barrett for Yes! Media. Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the YES! Media - California …

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Advocacy groups that support victims and survivors of sexual assault rallied on the steps of the California State Capitol in April 2017.
CA Lawmakers Wear Jeans Today, Taking a Stand Against Sexual Violence

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today is Denim Day at the Capitol. It isn't just an early "casual Friday," but a show of solidarity for victims and survivors of …

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Gun safety groups say they're turning to the courts after Congress has failed to respond to an epidemic of mass shootings. (Ultra1s/iStockphoto)
S.F. Sues Feds Over Faulty Gun Background-Check System

SAN FRANCISCO – The City of San Francisco has joined New York City and Philadelphia in a lawsuit to force the Defense Department to improve its …

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Rights4girls says one of the main predictors of entry into the juvenile justice system is sexual abuse; a new law seeks to change those odds by keeping some kids out of jail. (Jose Pereira)
New CA Law Seeks to Right a Wrong for Young Victims of Sex Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – This week, a new state law is in effect aimed at protecting children who are victims of sexual abuse. Law enforcement …

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New safe youth zones are opening as part of a pilot program in Los Angeles and Long Beach to help teenage sex trafficking victims escape their situation. (Andrew Reis/Office of Supervisor Don Knabe)
CA Works to Protect Youth Sex Trafficking Victims in Crisis

LOS ANGELES -- California is home to three of the top 13 hot spots for child sex trafficking: Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. Now LA and …

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The ACLU has filed a suit with the California Supreme Court that could help Californians sentenced as kids to life without parole get an attorney and a re-sentencing hearing. (Arnoshwithal/morguefile)
Lawsuit Seeks Counsel for Youth Sentenced to Life in Prison

SAN FRANCISCO - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court in San Francisco Monday with far-reaching consequences…

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FOTO: Miles de niños, huyendo de la violencia de Centro América, han estado llegando este año a las puertas de los EE.UU. Los intentos por hospedarlos temporalmente enfrentan cierta resistencia, la más reciente en San Diego. Crédito de la foto: Tommy Hough.
No todas las comunidades de California dan la bienvenida a los niños refugiados

La frontera sur de California, y el Condado de San Diego en especial, se han convertido en el destino último que recibe a miles de niños …

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PHOTO: Physical punishment of children increases the chances of mood, anxiety and personality disorders, and alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, says a study in the latest Journal of Pediatrics.
New Study: Spanked Kids = Messed-Up Grownups

Physical punishment of children increases the chances of mood, anxiety and personality disorders, as well as alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood…

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The Color Pink Highlights Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The health care reform debate has taken on a shade of pink. First Lady Michelle Obama held a White House event today (Friday) to …

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Health Care Reform is "Women's Business?"

WASHINGTON, D.C. - After months of Congressional debate about health care reform, the Senate Finance Committee is expected to take up Sen. Max …

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