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Issue 2 - October, 2021
HERO HIGHLIGHTS
Emily interviews Governor Mike Parson on the new Office of Childhood
POLICY
GRANTS
SPECIAL FEATURE
Issue 1 - June, 2021
POLICY
GRANTS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
HERO HIGHLIGHTS
Issue 3 - March, 2022
POLICY
2022 CTF Legislative Priorities
Office of Childhood Update: Early Childhood Stakeholder Engagement Report
PUBLIC EDUCATION
CTF Celebrates Launch of “Something We Agree On”
GRANTS
RFP Notices for ARPA (immediate) and CBCAP (upcoming) Funds
HERO HIGHLIGHTS
Rich Hennicke, Retired Director of Grants and Social Services at Nurses for Newborns
SPECIAL FEATURE

2022 CTF Legislative Priorities
In December, 2021, The Board of Directors of CTF adopted the following Legislative Priorities for 2022…

Hero Highlights Interview #1: Rich Hennicke
“Last year, in the first issue of First-Hand Insights, we asked you to nominate people you would consider “Heroes” in the field of child abuse and neglect prevention.
This interview is the first in our series to be released, featuring one of the individuals YOU nominated! We know anyone connected to the field will be encouraged by the conversation…”

CTF Announces New Public Education Resources: Safe Sleep, Abusive Head Trauma, and Child Sexual Abuse
Public Education update: Use the links below to access three new vital resources for immediate use in your community-based work!

Get to Know the CTF Staff: Jeni Sommerfeld, Tara Goins, and Nicole Dunmire
An update from Emily: Over the past year, CTF has added some amazing people to our full-time staff. Today, I’d like to take the opportunity to tell you more about the three newest faces on the CTF team…

CTF Celebrates Launch of “Something We Agree On”
Public Education update: Our Something We Agree On Campaign is live now at somethingweagreeon.org!
This campaign is CTF’s latest educational and awareness initiative that aims to bring perceived and actual norms related to child well-being into alignment…