Utah Children's Justice Center

Innovative Pilot Program to Support Children Suffering Loss of Caregiver Launches in Utah

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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SALT LAKE CITY, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A first-of-its-kind initiative built on community partnerships to identify and support children coping with the death of a loved one, has launched in Salt Lake City. The Children's Collaborative for Healing and Support, in partnership with the New York Life Foundation, works with local partners to identify and connect children who are grieving the death of a parent or caregiver to resources to help them cope and continue to live healthy, fulfilled lives.

Key Points: 
  • First-of-its-kind initiative to identify and support children coping with the death of a loved one announced in Utah.
  • Utah Governor Spencer Cox joined local and national partners on Thursday to announce the initiative and show his support for the impact it will have on Utah children and families.
  • "Utah is uniquely positioned to launch this program that helps Utah kids who are suffering unbelievable loss," said Utah Governor Spencer Cox.
  • The Utah Children's Collaborative launches with two approaches for data collection to identify bereaved children and connect them to support services.

Doctors Across the U.S. Take on the Tea Cups at Walt Disney World--Kicking Off the Month-Long Inaugural Spin to Save Kids! Challenge

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Sunday, March 5, 2023
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ORLANDO, Fla., March 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than fifty doctors from hospitals across the United States gathered this past weekend at Disney World's Magic Kingdom in order to call attention to the blatant disparities and inequities in Children's Clinical Trials. The three-day event kicked off the inaugural Spin to Save Kids! Challenge, organized by the Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials for Children (I-ACT), which has already raised almost $100,000 in pre-launch donations and will run through March 31.

Key Points: 
  • The three-day event kicked off the inaugural Spin to Save Kids!
  • Challenge, organized by the Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials for Children (I-ACT), which has already raised almost $100,000 in pre-launch donations and will run through March 31.
  • "While it's long overdue that the biopharma and medical communities prioritize kids' trials, in a post-COVID world, the need is inescapably urgent."
  • I-ACT is the nation's leading nonprofit organization exclusively committed to advancing and accelerating Children's Clinical Trials.