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980For Parkland survivor, a long road to recovery from trauma
More than a year after she witnessed a gunman kill three fellow students and injure five others in her Parkland classroom, Eden...
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807Georgia high school athletic group bans transgender athletes
The main athletic association for Georgia high schools voted Wednesday to ban transgender boys and girls from playing on the school sports...
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2.2KAdaptive yoga aims to build bodily strength, mental well-being
After a four-wheeler accident left her paralyzed, Angel Taylor was struggling. The then-14-year-old was lonely, in pain and still adjusting to maneuvering...
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718Early transgender identity tends to endure, study suggests
Children who begin identifying as transgender at a young age tend to retain that identity at least for several years, a study...
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1.0KResponsible innovation in technology for children
A new report from UNICEF and Western Sydney University creates a framework for the design of children's digital experiences with well-being and...
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698Lawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for trans youth
Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California's lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth...
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785An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points – when they...
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2.3KAt home in Arkansas and globally, shooting survivor campaigns against gun violence
Between Jan. 1, 2022, and April 25, 2022, Little Rock, Ark. — the 24th most violent of 65 cities, according to the...
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738Groups sue over conditions in South Carolina’s juvenile lockups
Several civil rights groups are suing South Carolina over conditions at its juvenile lockups, alleging that children in state custody are subject...
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2.1KGeorgia aims to keep more kids out of foster care with new specialist teams
Georgia plans to launch a new program this summer intended to prevent children from entering the foster care system. The $1.5 million...
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1.3KRates for measles, other vaccinations dip for kindergartners
A smaller portion of U.S. children got routine vaccinations required for kindergarten during the pandemic, government researchers said Thursday, raising concerns that...
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1.3KEXPLAINER: What medical treatments do transgender youth get?
Transgender medical treatment for children and teens is increasingly under attack in many states, labeled child abuse and subject to criminalizing bans....
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1.9KStudy: As young as 12, some rural youth regularly carry handguns
About 25% of rural youth in a University of Washington analysis said they were as young as 12 when they began carrying...
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1.5KMega dance company bred culture of sex, silence, dancers say
Every year, one of the world's leading dance competition companies sells the dream of Hollywood fame to hundreds of thousands of ambitious...
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2.1KEric Morrison-Smith named executive director of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color
Eric Morrison-Smith is the new executive director of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, succeeding Marc Philpart, who is leaving...
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1.2KJuvenile justice agency agrees to reform main prison
The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice announced Thursday that it will reform its beleaguered central prison for youths under a settlement...
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2.7KYouth activists, firearms trainers and police oppose unlicensed gun laws in Georgia and other states
On April 12, Georgia became the 22nd state allowing unlicensed gun-owners to carry a concealed weapon, one in a spate of so-called...
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1.8KAmy Freitag to be the new president of The New York Community Trust
The New York Community Trust recently announced that Amy Freitag will be its next president after an eight-month national search, succeeding 32-year...
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2.0KFor fledgling adults with disabilities, paperwork sometimes disrupts SSI payments
Each month, more than a million low-income U.S. children with disabilities receive Supplemental Security Income that helps them and their families cover...
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1.6KStudy: Drug use less common, more deadly among teens during pandemic
Published today in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths Among US Adolescents, January 2010 to June...
