News from the month of January regarding child and family well-being across Massachusetts and the country.
News Across Massachusetts:
- $12 million state initiative aims to help students pursue behavioral health careers | WBUR
- Community behavioral health centers have helped ease the ER boarding crisis. Now some are struggling financially. | The Boston Globe
- Anti-Poverty Groups Appeal to Healey | State House News Service
- Health and social service programs see significant cuts in Mass. budget proposal | The Boston Globe
- Massachusetts' Republican lawmakers propose plan to 'course correct' family shelters | WBUR
- WalletHub names Mass. the best state to raise a family — again | Boston.com
- Boston Mayor Wu, 3 other sanctuary city mayors called to testify before Congress on immigration policies | Boston Herald
- Healey says Massachusetts "not a sanctuary state," but law prevents police from enforcing ICE detainers | CBS Boston
- Report: Massachusetts sees 74% increase in family homelessness | WPRI
- Mass. clinics still provide trans care for kids. The future is uncertain | WBUR
- Secretary Tutwiler Delivers Massachusetts 2025 State of Education Address | Mass.gov
- Commissioner touts 'critical' role of family childcare in Massachusetts | Cape Cod Times
- Pause on federal funds would be ‘devastating' for Mass., Healey says | NBC Boston
- Ash West School District tightens employee background checks: Here's what else is required | The Gardner News
News Across the Country:
- Mass. AG Campbell sues Trump over executive order ending birthright citizenship | Mass Live
- Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown | Associated Press
- Child Welfare Leaders Stunned by Trump’s Call to Freeze Social Services Spending; Legal Action Quickly Threatened | The Imprint