The 2025 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Dashboard by Kentucky Youth Advocates highlights the latest data across 16 measures of child well-being. The Kentucky KIDS COUNT project displays data across the following domains: economic security, education, health, and family & community to illustrate whether outcomes for children across the Commonwealth have [...]
Guest blog by Annabelle Pike The Hardin County Youth Prevention Task Force is a group led by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department with key support from Baptist Health Hardin. Key partners include Hardin County Schools and other community partners, including the court system, corrections, businesses, and others interested in [...]
The Bounce Coalition had the opportunity to attend the CVS Health Foundation: Centering Youth Mental Health grantee convening from October 9-10, 2025 at the Community Trust Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. The agenda was co-designed with cohort members and had a specific focus on catching up on the state of our [...]
Guest Post by Metro United Way Similar to ACEs, early childhood exposure to lead negatively impacts cognitive development and has lifelong effects on health and overall success and well-being. While the impact of lead exposure cannot be reversed, it can be prevented. As the Bounce Coalition works to move upstream to [...]
Join the Bounce Coalition for a webinar on October 8, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m with one of the co-founders of Spiritual First Aid, Dr. Jamie Aten. Dr. Aten is a professor of humanitarian aid and disaster management at a faith-based college, where he founded and co-directs a [...]
In July, the Bounce Coalition hosted Bounce University, a “train the trainer” program that is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to teach the Bounce curriculum within their own communities and organizations. This two-day training, led by Bounce’s Dr.Joe Bargione and Nikki Thornton, helps organizations become trauma-informed [...]
This time as students and families get in their back to school routines, there can be a range of emotions – excitement as new chapters begin, anxiety around unknowns, and joy for milestones of development. An important part of navigating this range of emotions is having conversations and creating communication [...]
What lessons can be found when we empower youth to lead their own programming? In July, the Bounce Coalition hosted a celebratory convening in honor of our Teen Talk partner organizations, who serve a diverse spectrum of young people in Louisville. Leadership of Sowing Seeds with Faith (SSWF), Kentucky Refugee [...]
The Impact of Extreme Heat on Mental Health Summer has arrived, bringing longer days, abundant sunshine – and high temperatures. Meteorologists are predicting a hotter-than-average season across much of the U.S. As temperatures climb, it’s important to be mindful of both the physical and mental health risks and to take [...]
Young adults entering today’s workforce have grown up in a world shaped by profound challenges and rapid change. From living through a global pandemic to witnessing social unrest following the deaths of George Floyd and Louisville’s own Breonna Taylor, many have also carried the personal weight of Adverse Childhood Experiences [...]
