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• State Program to Financially Assist Foster Families With Children Who Have IDDs

  The Department of Children Services has partnered with the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to start a program that aims to put money in the pockets of families and guardians who are caring for children in foster care that also have intellectual disabilities. The Tennessee Strong Families Healthcare Reimbursement Account  provides up to $20,000 annually for those families. Podcast host, Jonquil Newland, sits down with Babs Tierno, the deputy director of Tennessee Strong Families with the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to discuss the details. Additional Resources;TN Strong Families Healthcare Reimbursement Account (HRA)Email: [email protected]  

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• Get Educated about ASD with Ascend Autism

  Conversations around autism spectrum disorder or ASD are happening more often as the number of children and youth diagnosed with ASD continues to significantly increase. Ascend Autism's Clinical Director Sharon Dudhnath-Grotsky and Co Founder Nathan Kronforst sit down with podcast host, Jonquil Newland, to discuss the  resources available for Tennessee families. 

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• Tennessee Child Deaths and Firearms

  The number one killer of children older than 1 in Tennessee are firearms. It's a very hard statistic to fathom, especially since many of those deaths are preventable. For children and youth younger than 17-years-old, Tennessee’s rate of gun deaths is 36 percent higher than the national average. Dr. Kelsey Gastineau is a pediatrician at Monroe Carrel Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and a national expert on firearm violence. She sits down with podcast host, Jonquil Newland, to discuss this hard truth and the hope that exists to make a change. ResourcesVanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy Poll Sycamore ReportSAFER Safe Storage Prevents Harm (AAP online free course)One Step Closer to Safer: Counseling Outcomes form American Academy of Pediatrics Firearm Safe Storage Education Training Improving the Frequency and Documentation of Gun Safety Counseling in a Resident Primary Care Clinic Project Child Safe 

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• Child Care in Tennessee and the Resources Available to Tennessee Families and Providers

  Child care costs across the nation and in Tennessee are rising. While there are several challenges facing the child care market in general, there are also state partners and organizations working to make child care more accessible and affordable for Tennessee families. Director of Child Care Services with the Department of Human Services Gwen Laaser sits down with podcast host, Jonquil Newland, to discuss the challenges that face the child care industry and the resources available. 

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• From a Senator's Perspective: How TCCY Assists Tennessee Policy Makers

  This podcast episode highlights some of the work Tennessee state representatives have accomplished that benefits children and families and how the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has served in a supporting role. Senator Page Walley sits down with podcast host Jonquil Newland to discuss the state's work and where can strive to improve. 

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