| | OICA Legislative Agenda
 
Thanks to everyone who came to the Institute for Child Advocacy's Fall Legislative Forum. The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Substance Abuse workgroup developed two items that made it to the general OICA Legislative agenda (see below).
Please remember that the OICA Forum Follow-Up will be held Nov 16th from 1pm-4pm at the State Capitol. See here for more information: http://www.oica.org/policy_and_legislation/fall_forum/Follow-Up%20Reg.doc
We need everyone to come so we can work with other advocates to develop a plan for working on these issues. OPPA will obviously be playing a big role in the Preventing Youth Access to Alcohol campaign.
Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
2006 Legislative Agenda for Children and Youth
Increase Prenatal Care
1) Assure access to quality health care for all pregnant women, which may include: increasing covered services, increasing the number of "safety-net" providers, providing coverage for more women through all insurance types, and providing incentives for predominantly Medicaid providers.
Reduce Childhood Obesity
2) Create a statewide Farm-to-School program that will improve school nutrition programs by: assisting local school districts in buying and using locally grown produce and expanding food and nutrition education programs in schools.
Increase School and Community Health Projects
3) Expand community-based abstinence programs and teen-pregnancy prevention programs, and support school health programs in urban and rural areas and tribal entities.
Maintain Child Care Subsidy Program
4) As federal funds decrease, ensure state funding to DHS for the child care subsidy program, and increase salaries for child care teachers.
Expand Children’s Mental Health Services
5) Increase community-based behavioral health services, including expansion of Systems of Care statewide.
Target Substance Abuse
6) Create the Prevention of Youth Access to Alcohol Act to suspend driving privileges for minors in possession of alcohol, increasing fines and penalties for adults who provide alcohol to minors.
7) Increase funding for substance abuse services for adolescents and pregnant and parenting mothers, including residential and community-based treatment, and explore alternative sources of funding.
Provide Treatment for Juveniles
8) Increase funding for mental health services for juvenile justice youth, including residential and community-based programs, utilizing evidence-based treatments, specifically functional family therapy and multi-systemic therapy.
Protect Children from Abuse
9) Mandate annual comprehensive training for all school and licensed child care personnel in the prevention, detection and reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect, and its long-term effects.
10) Provide services to additional families by increasing funding for child abuse prevention programs, such as Children First, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, Oklahoma Parents as Teachers, Child Guidance Services and the Safe Care Rural Pilot. |
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