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Joint Children and Youth: Feb. 11, 2026

Misty Ann February 11, 2026 No Comments

Senate Committee on Children and Youth House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, and Legislative Affairs Meeting Jointly February 11, 2026 Senator Ben Gilmore All right, members, I’m going to…

Child Abuse Hotline seeing fewer acceptance rates

Misty Ann December 12, 2025 No Comments

The hotline that serves as Arkansas’s front door for child-abuse reports took in 17,335 contacts last quarter. Yet lawmakers zeroed in on a different number — a 6% drop in…

Fewer accepted hotline calls, fewer foster kids — But…

Misty Ann December 12, 2025 No Comments

But… Lawmakers Aren’t Convinced Arkansas Kids Are Safer At the same Capitol hearing where lawmakers heard wrenching testimony from a family about a traumatic child-abuse investigation, Arkansas’s child-welfare chief walked…

When the System Becomes the Harm

Misty Ann December 11, 2025 No Comments

How a Family Was Forced Into a Traumatic Sexual Abuse Exam With No Evidence of a Crime When Kimberly and Luis Tafoya walked into Arkansas Children’s Hospital last summer, they…

Children and Youth Committees: Dec. 10, 2025

Misty Ann December 10, 2025 No Comments

Senate Committee on Children and Youth House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, and Legislative Affairs December 10, 2025 Representative Sonia Eubanks Barker Good afternoon, Chair sees a quorum. Thank…

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Joint Children and Youth: Feb. 11, 2026

Child Abuse Hotline seeing fewer acceptance rates

Fewer accepted hotline calls, fewer foster kids — But…

When the System Becomes the Harm

Children and Youth Committees: Dec. 10, 2025