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The Effects of 9/11 on
Children
Commission Executive Director Elaine Zimmerman discussed how
children have reacted to the September 11 attacks and other
disasters on "Beyond the Headlines," the Sunday morning
public-affairs program on WTIC-TV, Channel 61 in Hartford.
Watch the interview |
Download the student writing and artwork (PDF)
New law focuses resources on child poverty
On June 12, Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell
signed into law a measure that directs federal matching
funds from the Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET)
program be used to support the state's efforts to reduce
child and family poverty.
Read a summary of the law |
Visit the Poverty section of the
site
The 2008 school
bullying law, explained
An Act Concerning School Learning Environment
(Public Act 08-160), requires that every school board
implement a bullying prevention strategy, that the state Department of
Education develop model policies on bullying, and that bullying
prevention become an in-service training topic for school personnel.
Read a summary of the law
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Visit the Bullying section of the site
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Child Poverty in Connecticut
Among the
statistics in this March 2008 factsheet: Hartford has the sixth-highest child poverty
rate in the nation among cities with populations exceeding
100,000. It's joined by three other Connecticut cities --
Waterbury, Bridgeport and New Haven -- among the 75 cities
with the highest child poverty rates in the nation.
Children Eclipsed by Natural & Unnatural Disaster
This 62-page booklet
contains some of the artwork and writing that students from
across Connecticut submitted to the Commission when asked to
express their feelings on the September 11 attacks,
Hurricane Katrina, and their safety in general. Also
includes an analysis by Commission Executive Director Elaine
Zimmerman.
A
Children's Stock Portfolio
Unveiled at a 2007 news conference by
Speaker of the House James Amann, the portfolio is packed
with figures showing that prevention policies produce a
healthy return-on-investment (ROI) for the state. Read
more about the news conference |
Read more about prevention |
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