Youth Today
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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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902NewsFamilies 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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906NewsYour state has a law on bathrooms and trans kids? Officials may not know how it will be enforced
It's not clear how bathroom laws will play out after being enacted.
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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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5.4KNewsTiny schools, big money: Microschools are increasingly popular among some families of children with disabilities
Microschools occupy a space between homeschooling and private schooling but can get public funding.
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811NewsFor transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans
Restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors went into effect in eight states this year.
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849► ReportsMoving beyond change efforts: evidence and action to support and affirm LGBTQI+ youth
The report details helpful and harmful interventions in clinical, community, family, and school settings.
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957NewsTransgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe
Several proposals would allow or require schools to deadname trans students or out them.
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878NewsSurge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action
The slew of legislation follows a spike in eating disorder cases after pandemic lockdowns.
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1.1KNewsAutism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US
Autism is being diagnosed more in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids.
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1.1KNewsHere’s how an AI tool may flag parents with disabilities
The tool's widely-used algorithm may discriminate against people with disabilities or other protected groups.
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777NewsGeorgia Senate bill bans some transgender care for youth
The bill would ban most gender-confirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for youth.
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3.1KNewsDisabled students at higher risks for arrests, dropping out and being unready for adulthood
Youth with disabilities are at least two-thirds of those in the juvenile justice system.
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580NewsKansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates
Critics argue that below-minimum-wage jobs exploit workers and don't foster independence.
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1.8KNewsHow proposed laws and medical innovation target better reproductive health care for women with disabilities
Congressional legislation, research and new medical guidance aim to narrow gaps in reproductive healthcare.
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5.1KNews‘Yes, you can do this’: The story behind the rapid rise in sports for youth with disabilities
These student-athletes are breaking the mold of what many people think is inclusion.
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayA state is being sued for warehousing children with disabilities in foster care
The lawsuit alleges that North Carolina children are isolated in restrictive, clinically inappropriate placements.
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852NewsFears flare that Colorado free preschool could shortchange kids with learning delays
Educators and advocates fear children with disabilities will lose out under the new system.
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2.4KNewsEffects of pandemic school closures linger, especially for students with disabilities
Students with disabilities were an “afterthought” for schools before the pandemic and remain so.
