* We all want our children to be safe and grow up to be productive and contributing members of our state and communities. * Research shows that critical brain development happens before age five. * Intensive stress, like child abuse and neglect, can be devastating to child development and have lifelong consequences that impact not [...]

Raising a child can be a challenge, especially for parents who are experiencing pressures such as unemployment, illness or lack of parenting skills. Although many parents get the help they need, too many young families have nowhere to turn for support. KCSL offers Healthy Families Programs in 16 Kansas counties.  Healthy Families is a voluntary [...]