Youth Today
All posts tagged "Health and Mental Health"
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785Guest Opinion EssayTeaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness
American young people are reporting historically high levels of hopelessness, sadness and loneliness.
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1.3KNewsParental concern over social media use unites unlikely allies in Congress
Pending child online safety legislation includes the Kids Online Safety Act.
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1.5KNewsNearly two-thirds of US schools now offer students and families help with hunger, housing and healthcare
Sixty percent of public schools reported using a community school or wraparound services model.
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1.8KNewsFutures on hold: The kids of long COVID
I am one of some 40 million Americans with long COVID.
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1.8KNews‘It’s such a common thing now’: School shootings reached record levels in 2022
Educational settings were the second most common location of active shooter incidents.
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3.3KNewsUtah “troubled teen” treatment facility shuttered in the wake of death
The state-mandated closure is the first on record for Utah’s “troubled teen industry”
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1.5KNewsHelp us report on long COVID in kids
If you've been affected by long COVID, we want to hear from you.
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3.4KNewsThree years on, kids with long COVID struggle to get care
Hundreds of thousands of children and teens are living with long COVID.
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1.4KNewsEPA proposes lower lead exposure limit in daycares, homes
The higher standards could benefit up to a half million children under age 6.
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999NewsMorning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe
The machines help ensure emergency contraceptives are cheap, discreet and widely available.
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643NewsChildren face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says
"We're supposed to be using the juvenile legal system for rehabilitation and not punishment."
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705NewsInstagram and Facebook are adding more parental controls. Critics say they aren’t enough
Many of the features require minors — and their parents — to opt in.
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901NewsFamilies worry over the future of Medicaid caregiver payments that were expanded during the pandemic
Some states have already stopped payments while others have yet to make them permanent.
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1.5KNewsThousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors
The number of different e-cigarette devices sold in the U.S. nearly tripled since 2020.
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2.8KNewsProposed reforms of ‘troubled teen industry’ fall short of promises
A promised "youth bill of rights" is absent from federal legislation introduced this spring.
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1.3KNews‘She just wants a friend’: Families push for full school days for children with disabilities
Parents and advocates argue informal removals amount to discrimination against children with disabilities.
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981NewsWhere to find free summer meals for kids
Free meals are available for children this summer in over 30 states.
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1.5KNewsFor Chicago girls confronting violence, a school solution for reducing PTSD
Nearly 40% of girls in Chicago Public schools experience PTSD and violence-related stress.
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916NewsSharing the sentence: Separation takes toll on incarcerated moms and their kids
Prisoners — and research — say visitations with incarcerated parents are a crucial lifeline for families.
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2.1KNewsMore potent than old-school pot, today’s cannabis has led to poisoning in youth
Minors’ illegal use of cannabis products is a concern in Colorado and other states.
