Youth Today
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1.4KNewsTelehealth offers boost to children with developmental needs
Telehealth is bringing new options to remote Indigenous communities for people with developmental needs.
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979NewsChild welfare algorithm faces Justice Department scrutiny
The AI tool of a Pittsburgh-area agency is the subject of civil rights complaints.
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2.0KNewsNevada gave away $5 million to children with disabilities in just three days
Families can use the funds for living expenses, medical care, education and more.
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929NewsDeaf student’s lawsuit at center of Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems...
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1.2K► Reports2022 U.S. national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health by state
For the first time, the Trevor Project releases findings from its annual national survey of LGBTQ youth mental health segmented by all...
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2.0KNewsNew York lags in helping struggling readers. Can Mayor Eric Adams’ pilot dyslexia program help?
Around 40 states require schools to screen children for risk of dyslexia, according to the National Center on Improving Literacy, a consortium...
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1.3KNewsMany kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?
Schools contending with soaring student mental health needs and other challenges have been struggling to determine just how much the pandemic is...
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2.4KNewsParents struggle to find specialized dental care for children with disabilities
Since many general dentists don’t treat children with disabilities, that means millions of parents may find it challenging to find a dentist...
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1.5K► Reports2021 national school climate survey: The experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in our nation’s schools
GLSEN releases the latest edition of its biennial flagship report, taking a comprehensive look at the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in schools...
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1.1KNewsLandmark trial begins over Arkansas’ ban on trans youth care
Arkansas was the first state to enact such a ban on gender-confirming care, with Republican lawmakers in 2021 overriding GOP Gov. Asa...
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990NewsSenators call for stronger rules on off-the-books suspension
Two Democratic senators urged the Education Department on Wednesday to strengthen regulations against quietly excluding kids from class because of behaviors related...
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2.4KNewsNew documentary highlights lack of accessibility for deaf and disabled people in north central Florida justice system
Michelle Ricks said she was in prison for five years without an interpreter. Executive Producer Delbert Whetter said he believes Ricks would...
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1.5K► ReportsTrauma and suicide risk among LGBTQ youth
The Trevor Project releases a new research brief using data from the 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to examine...
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2.7KNewsNew online-only SAT puts students with disabilities at new disadvantage, advocates say
Some young people who are neurodivergent or have learning disabilities, already concerned about what they say are structural biases in the existing...
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1.6KNewsExpanded wheelchair football league launches third season
The Move United-launched league has players and coaches in Birmingham. Ala.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Chicago; Cleveland; Dallas, Los Angeles; Milwaukee; New Orleans, Phoenix;...
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1.6K► ReportsThe rise of firearm suicide among young Americans
Everytown for Gun Safety releases a troubling new report discussing the stark rise in firearm suicides among youth across the nation and...
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2022 National survey on LGBTQ youth mental health
The Trevor Project releases findings from the 2022 edition of its annual National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
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1.9KNewsFor 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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1.5K► ReportsStudy: 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...
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2.3K► ReportsReport: More than 5 million children orphaned by global COVID pandemic with numbers still climbing
Researchers publish a new report in The Lancet showing how many children have been orphaned by the COVID pandemic.
