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A podcast produced by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots; the other, wings."
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A Tennessee child firearm discussion linking racial disparity, secure storage, school concerns, and community violence intervention.
Tennessee's child firearm deaths frame a focused discussion of racial disparity, secure storage, and the risks families face when guns are kept at home. Jonquil Newland talks with Dr. Kelsey Gastenau, a pediatrician at Monroe Carl Jr.
A senator's child welfare account shows how TCCY helps connect policy, practice, and local responsibility.
Roots and Wings frames child welfare as shared public work, with Senator Paige Wally's Tennessee policy experience showing how TCCY can support that effort.
Canadian affordability, explained through the policy machinery.
Illinois policy, straight from Springfield.
Roots and Wings examines Tennessee's firearm deaths among children with host Jonquil Newland and pediatrician Dr.
Jonquil Newland interviews Senator Paige Wally, a Tennessee General Assembly member from District 26 and former commissioner of Tennessee and Alabama child-services agencies, about policy work affecting children and families.
Jonquil Newland and Executive Director Richard Kennedy discuss the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth after a bill introduced during the 113th Tennessee General Assembly sought to dismantle the agency.
Roots and Wings host Jonquil Newland and Kristen Davis, President and CEO of Nurture the Next, discuss child abuse prevention during Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Roots and Wings examines infant mental health during the global pandemic through Jen Drake Croft's work with Building Strong Brains Tennessee.
This episode discusses childcare deserts in Tennessee counties and the role of the Child Care Resource and Referral Network.
An interview with the president-elect of the Tennessee Association for Children's Early Education discussing recent changes and the importance of early childhood education.