* A parent with a current mental health crisis. * Family violence. * Chemical dependency. * Child behavior problems. * Housing difficulties. * Medical need of a family member. * Parent's inability to ...

A prison nursery program in Missouri that has drawn support from local Catholic leaders is offering mothers a supportive “family-oriented” place to bond with their newborn babies while still ...

During the past couple of months, I had the opportunity to take a nursery school class at Pennsbury High School. I signed up for the class long before the pandemic and expected it to be fully in ...

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House gave first-round approval Wednesday to a bill that would create a nursery for incarcerated mothers. Bill sponsor Rep. Bruce DeGroot, R-Ellisville, said this bill ...

The Correctional Center Nursery Program would allow women who give birth while incarcerated the chance to stay with their newborns in prison for up to 18 months. Nurseries for incarcerated mothers are ...