Youth Today
All posts tagged "Health and Mental Health"
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611NewsSome incarcerated youths will get health care after release under new law
The goal is to help prevent them from developing a health crisis or reoffending.
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625NewsHow Medicaid helps mothers, caregivers and children
Medicaid covers nearly half of all births and health of all children in America.
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960NewsTop scholar says evidence for special education inclusion is ‘fundamentally flawed’
Research doesn't support academic advantages of placing children with disabilities in general education classrooms.
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812OpinionTeen girls are facing an increased risk of suicide − and stress related to sexual identity might be contributing to it
LGBQ teen girls reported much higher rates of thinking about, planning and attempting suicide.
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816NewsThe Department of Education told employees to end support for transgender students
This ends programs, contracts and policies failing "to affirm the reality of biological sex.”
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613NewsSevere irritability in children and teens: A new understanding
Kids with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder have explosive outbursts well past toddler age. Why?
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480► ReportsCollege student access to sexual and reproductive health care
A federal report discusses the access college students have to sexual/reproductive healthcare on campus.
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2.5KNewsQ&A: Black kids overdiagnosed with ‘Oppositional Defiant Disorder’
The ‘bad kid’ diagnosis ‘greases the school-to-prison pipeline.’ This doctor offers anti-racist solutions.
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1.1KNewsTeens on social media: Red, blue and purple states are all passing laws to restrict and protect adolescents
It remains to be seen if, and how, the federal government will weigh in.
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1.1KOpinionParents have way more influence than they realize in shaping their children’s success
Parents with academically unmotivated and disengaged kids are often at their wits’ end.
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574NewsParents of premature babies struggle to get help their children are entitled to
Few families with premature babies receive the early intervention services they are eligible for.
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2.1KNewsTrump’s ‘pause’ on federal funds: It has not been rescinded. Are early learning & nutrition programs in danger?
Programs serving women and children would be hit particularly hard by a funding pause.
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880News‘Kept in limbo:’ As uncertainty over Trump plans looms, migrant children struggle to find legal aid
Children migrating alone rarely have access to help for navigating the immigration system.
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1.2KOpinionA 25-year study reveals how empathy is passed from parents to teens to their future children
Adolescents who show empathy toward their friends are more likely to become supportive parents.
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902NewsIntergenerational care benefits children and seniors. Why is it still so rare?
Intergenerational care has cognitive and physical health benefits for both children and seniors.
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680NewsAbortion bans seem to be driving young people to move out of state
The loss of young people has particular implications for a state’s economic trajectory.
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862► ReportsRedesigning the health care delivery system to better meet the needs of youth
A new report discusses how youth mental health care delivery can be reformed.
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722NewsLGBTQ+ parents are rushing to adopt their children before Trump is sworn in
Being on a child's birth certificate does not guarantee parental rights. Adoption's a guarantee.
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924Opinion5 reasons why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence
Research shows school police officers may subconsciously make students feel less safe.
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1.2KNewsAmid fear, trans students and families plan for Trump’s second term
Teachers wonder: What resources will I be able to use to keep kids safe?
