Did you know that since 2005, it is illegal in California to shackle pregnant inmates while they are being transported to the hospital while in labor? But did you know that in other instances, shackling of pregnant inmates is still legal?

Any parent will tell you it is a terrible inconvenience to run out to the drugstore late at night because you ran out of diapers. But this occasional inconvenience is nothing compared to the crisis unfolding across the nation for families who are unable to provide their children with an adequate supply of diapers.

Bloggers take Manhattan?
A few HAMO peeps and friends will be there to join the masses who are descending onto Midtown Manhattan for the annual BlogHer conference.
Are you going?
We would love to meet you!
Please stop by the Huggies …

I’m guest blogging today over at Poverty Insights. Check it out and let me know what you think? Thanks!

Staff members began noticing mothers standing outside WalMart and Target asking not for food, but for packages of diapers for their children. We knew the recession was hitting Solano families hard, but we had no idea just how bad things were until we began digging a little deeper.

Nashville Public TV’s first documentary in the NPT Reports series serves as an overview of the state of Tennessee’s childrens health. This documentary looks at Tennessee’s high infant mortality and childhood obesity rates, as well as the barriers teens face receiving care for emerging mental health problems. The documentary concludes with a profile of one Nashville H.S. principal that is combatting poor attendance rates by opening a health care clinic for the community in his school. The documentary is hosted by Kimberly Williams Paisley.