Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
TV Show

Tune in to learn more about issues affecting Rhode Island children and families!

On the Rhode Island KIDS COUNT TV Show, Executive Director Elizabeth Burke Bryant hosts an in-depth conversation about issues affecting Rhode Island children and families. Each episode features community partners, advocates, and other leaders who bring their expertise and perspective to the discussion. The KIDS COUNT TV Show topics differ each month.

The Rhode Island KIDS COUNT TV Show airs three times per month on Cox Cable channel 13 and Verizon channel 32. The show is produced by Access Rhode Island.

View episodes of the Rhode Island KIDS COUNT TV Show below.

On the June 2016 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT TV Show, Foster Forward Executive Director Lisa Guillette joined Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Executive Director Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss foster children and families.

2016

June 2016 - Lisa Guillette, Executive Director of Foster Forward joined Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss foster children and families.
May 2016 - Roberta Hazen Aarsonson, Executive Director of Childhood Lead Action Project joined Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss childhood lead poisoning.

2015

May 2015 - Ana Novais, Executive Director, RI Department of Health joined Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss Health Equity.
April 2015 - Aimee Mitchell, Senior Vice President Programs & Operations Head Start Director of Children's Friend and Terese Curtin, Executive Director of Connecting for Children & Families joined Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss Evidence-Based Family Home Visiting programs including Nurse-Family Partnership, Healthy Families and Parents as Teachers.
March 2015 - Rob DeBlois, Director of the Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program (UCAP), and Chris Cuthbertson, Director of Curriculum and Instruction of UCAP, joined Elizabeth Burke Bryant on to discuss drop-out prevention strategies, and what UCAP has found works to accelerate progress and keep students engaged in school and their community.

2014

December 2014 - Chuck Jones (President/CEO of Thundermist Health Center) and Elaine Hardman (Vice-President, Chief Operations Officer of Providence Community Health Centers, Inc.) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss the importance of consistent, high quality health insurance to achieving positive health outcomes, as well as the importance of the RIte Care Program (which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary).
September 2014 - Superintendent Fran Gallo (Central Falls) and Superintendent Judy Lundsten (Cranston) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss strategies to promote attendance and reduce chronic absence - in the school and community.
July 2014 - Brother Michael Reis (CEO, Tides Family Services) and Ben Lessing (President/CEO, Community Care Alliance) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss juvenile justice and the child welfare system in Rhode Island.
June 2014 - Anna Cano Morales (Director, Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University) and Manuela Raposo (Board of Directors, Latino Policy Institute) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss Latino children and families in Rhode Island, and the work of the Latino Policy Institute. The show also discusses ways to address achievement gaps for Latino children.
May 2014 - Dr. Margaret Howard (Director, Postpartum Depression Day Hospital at Women & Infants) and Susan Jacobsen (Executive Director, Mental Health Association of RI) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss mental health and Rhode Island families - why good mental health is so important for the overall health of children and families, and what treatment options are available for mothers & families who experience mental health issues.
April 2014 - Dr. Janice DeFrances (Director, RI Department of Children, Youth, and Families) and Kate Begin (Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse RI) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss child abuse and neglect in Rhode Island, child abuse prevention, and Family Care Community Partnerships.
March 2014 - Bernie Beaudreau (Executive Director, Serve Rhode Island) and Diane Gonzalez (Providence Student Union) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss student transportation policies and related issues in Rhode Island.
January 2014 - Lisa Roth Blackman (The Rhode Island Community Food Bank), Jennifer Watkins (Crossroads Rhode Island), and Maxine Richman (The Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss poverty and related issues in Rhode Island.

2013

December 2013 - Dr. Yvette Yatchmink (Hasbro Children's Hospital) and Eileen Howard Boone (CVS Caremark) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss early screening and intervention.
November 2013 - Karen Feldman and Julian Santiago joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss Young Voices and their work in the community.
October 2013 - Dr. Shreekrishna Akilesh, DMD of St. Joseph Health Services Pediatric Dental Center and Gwen Dominick, RDH of the RI Dental Hygienists' Association joined host Jill Beckwith to discuss early childhood dental visits, at-home dental care for children, and the TeethFirst! initiative.
June 2013 - Annmarie Sawyer of the Greater Providence Y, and Adam Greenman of Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss summer learning programs and opportunities.
May 2013 - Women's Fund of Rhode Island Strategic Initiatives Officer/State Senator Gayle Goldin and Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Senior Policy Analyst Leanne Barrett joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss paid family leave as part of Temporary Disability Insurance.
April 2013 - Woonsocket Head Start Director Mary Varr and Tri-Town Community Action Agency Head Start Director Rhonda Farrell joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss Head Start's programs, services, and impact.
March 2013 - Brother Michael Reis and Caesar Perez joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss Tides Family Services and their work in the community.
February 2013 - Gregory Fritz, MD joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss youth access to mental health services in Rhode Island.
January 2013 - Teny Gross and Lorena Garcia joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss the issue of youth violence.

2012

December 2012 - Simon Moore (Executive Director, College Visions) and Ralph Johnson Director, College Advisors) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss college access.
October 2012 - Susan F. Lusi (Superintendent, Providence Schools) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss the important work being done for improved student performance and increased attendance, as well as the many programs and initiatives now in place to help students succeed.
June 2012 - Hillary Salmons (Executive Director, The Providence After School Alliance) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss the Providence After School Alliance's summer and after school programs that are available to children and youth in Providence.
May 2012 - Dr. Betty Vohr (Pediatrician, Women and Infants Hospital) and Nancy Roberts (President & CEO, VNA of Care New England) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss federal funding Rhode Island received to help pre-term infants transition from hospital to home and the importance of home visiting programs for new moms.
April 2012 - Representative Grace Diaz and Leslie Gell (Director, Ready to Learn Providence) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss the importance of high-quality child care in Rhode Island and the work of the Permanent Legislative Commission on Child Care.
March 2012 - Nellie Gorbea (Executive Director, HousingWorks RI) joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss the importance of having safe and affordable homes for Rhode Island's families and the need for a dedicated funding source for affordable housing.

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