News Family Day, Family Week to be celebrated Staff Report Sep 12, 2019 The Alabama Family Rights Association encourages the entire state of Alabama to participate in this year’s “Family Day/Week.” On the last Mond…
Dadeville County ranks high in infant mortality rates By Austin Nelson Sep 26, 2012 Tallapoosa and Coosa counties had some of the highest three-year infant mortality rates in the state, according to the Alabama Department of P…
Archives Teen births rise for first time in 15 years By Staff Reports Dec 5, 2007 ATLANTA (AP) – In a troubling reversal, the nation’s teen birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years, surprising government health officia…
Archives State ranks 48th in nation for child well-being By Staff Reports Jul 25, 2005 Alabama has made progress in several areas of child well being but has fallen behind in others, according to a study released today. Kids Coun…
Archives Students give sneak peak of pregnancy video By Staff Reports Feb 20, 2005 The W.I.L.D. video class at Benjamin Russell worked for the first semester on a video for the Alabama Council to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. The c…
Archives Children’s council looks to form faith-based coalition By Staff Reports Oct 19, 2004 Recently released data ranks Tallapoosa County among the last in the state concerning child well being, and the Tallapoosa County Children’s P…
Archives BRHS teens helping peers with pressure By Staff Reports Oct 6, 2004 With the release of the 2004 Kids Count data complied by Voices for Alabama’s Children, Tallapoosa County discovered teen pregnancy is becomin…
Archives Child well being improves slightly in state By Staff Reports Jun 1, 2004 The state has made gains in child well being, but some are concerned those gains will be lost if the state’s general fund doesn’t improve.
