Arkansas Children

Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the state is expanding Medicaid access for pregnant people, launching new post-partum home visits, and increasing payments to foster parents.

The annual Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows Arkansas is lagging behind other states in making progress to improve child well-being.

Arkansas First Lady Susan Hutchinson detailed her Shine Hope initiative to raise awareness to help combat child abuse in the state.

Arkansas now has six boxes where a newborn child can be dropped off by anyone not ready to care for a child.On Sunday, an unveiling and blessing ceremony…

Scientists at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will continue studying the impacts of…

More than one in five children in Arkansas continue to live in poverty according to analysis based on Census data from the year 2019.The annual Kids Count…

Last April, when much of the state was shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, calls to Arkansas' child abuse hotline dropped significantly.…

Licensed childcare providers in Arkansas can now apply for funding to help pay for costs associated with COVID-19. The state's Department of Human…

The number of calls being made to Arkansas's hotline for child abuse is down, but some are concerned that may not be an accurate indicator. With schools…

Families affected by peanut allergies— which are often severe, especially for children— now have the opportunity to receive treatment from a drug recently…