Welcome to Kentucky Family Policy
This blog is dedicated to examining issues facing the Commonwealth of Kentucky and providing a nonpartisan, family perspective on public policy making. We hope to provide a forum for Kentuckians to review and discuss current legislative actions and the issues such actions are attempting to address. The opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Kentucky, its affiliates, or its representatives.
What the authors of this blog will contribute:
1) Summarize current state, national, and international research related to topics relevant to current legilative actions.
2) Describe Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service programs and activities currently addressing issues related to legilative actions in the various counties.
3) Provide expert commentaries via podcasts and videocasts on issues relevant to current legilative actions.
Please see "Priority Bills" section on the right for a short list of the most current legislative actions relevant to the family focus of this blog
Child abuse remains high, with multiple cases of physical abuse and neglect. The Family and Consumer Sciences Agent offered a 32-hour, 16-week program to parents who had been ordered by the Court to take parenting classes. Eight parents completed the program; all showed progress. The Nurturing Skills Competency Scale showed an average gain of four points, with the highest gain seven and the lowest three. A 60-point self-assessment revealed all parents gained nurturing skills. Two gained 11 points, with an average of five. The Family Court judge decided that parents must now complete a minimum 12-hour parenting program to fulfill court requirements. A three-month evaluation will be reviewed in the next fiscal year.
To view the entire Building Strong Families Grayson county profile, please click the link.
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