Youth Today
All posts tagged "Health and Mental Health"
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261OpinionQ&A: From Kentucky to Alaska — Four perspectives on what rural kids need now
Educators offer their advice. What can you do to bring their advice to life?
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430NewsQ&A: How Communities in Schools grew a partnership with Whataburger to support the CIS Being Present Matters campaign
How does this nonprofit--corporate partnership address key issues causing chronic absenteeism in schools?
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259► PodcastsOn autism, it’s the Secretary’s word vs. the CDC’s
Are the HHS Secretary Kennedy's claims about autism spectrum disorder unsubstantiated or outright false?
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296NewsVitamin D builds your bones and keeps your gut sealed, among many other essential functions − but many children are deficient
This study found that 68% of children tested had suboptimal vitamin D levels.
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366OpinionThe challenges faced by transgender youth in today’s political climate
Anti-trans legislation has exacerbated the social and mental health struggles of transgender youth.
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225► Reports2024 U.S. national survey on the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people by state
A report gives a state-by-state look at LGBTQ+ youth mental health and suicide risk.
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351OpinionSchools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires
Research shows that prolonged school closures can significantly affect children’s learning and mental health.
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347NewsExpanding the child tax credit has some Republican support. Now what?
Many lawmakers want to expand the credit, a longtime Democratic priority.
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548News“Not just Measles”: Whooping Cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline
Outbreaks of diseases could get worse with Trump administration slashing public health infrastructure budgets.
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423NewsKnitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district
Pairing expansion of extracurriculars with a cellphone ban, one school district sees success.
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476NewsUnsanitary practices persist at baby formula factory whose shutdown led to mass shortages, workers say
Shortcuts are taken when cleaning manufacturing equipment, repairing leaks and testing for dangerous microbes.
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400OpinionSchool libraries are essential ‘third spaces’ for students like me
Libraries are a long unfunded mandate in New York. Let’s change that.
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1.3KNewsGun violence undermines the mental health of big city teens
The random, unpredictable nature of shootings can reinforce teens' fear and hypervigilance.
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616► ReportsUninsurance and medicaid eligibility among young adults in 2025
A brief discusses 2025 young adult health insurance coverage, projecting 3.6 million(11.3%) will be uninsured.
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851Opinion5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19
We’ve identified five ways we believe the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed education.
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819NewsShould boys talk about their feelings more? There’s a partisan divide.
57% of adults said boys should be more encouraged to talk about their feelings.
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904NewsHow a Republican plan to cut universal free school meals could affect 12 million students
Free meal cutbacks would have ripple effects. Eligible children will fall through the cracks.
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939NewsStudent well-being, school choice, higher ed top governors’ priorities for 2025
Governors remained committed to investing in public education but few addressed declining student achievement.
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852NewsGeorgia won’t say who’s now serving on its maternal mortality committee after dismissing all members last year
The committee reviews maternal deaths and makes recommendations to improve care for pregnant women.
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554OpinionParents can soon use QR codes to reveal heavy metal content in baby food
How many products exceed FDA recommendations? There's no safe level of heavy metal ingestion.
