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More than 5 million kids in the U.S. have have a parent who is currently or was previously incarcerated at some point since they were born. That's about…

“Have a great day at school! I love you!” That might sound like a pretty typical send off from a parent as their kid heads to the school bus. At Lincoln…

Dr. Vincent Felitti, father of the seminal Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) study that has informed so much of State of Opportunity’s reporting and…

There’s a reason we talk about trauma so much at State of Opportunity: It has a huge impact on kids.When we say “trauma," we’re referring to a child’s…

State of Opportunity will air a documentary on foster care on Thursday, October 30th. In the lead up to Thursday we're publishing a series of articles…