Children’s Issues
South Dallas summer camp tackles food gap with free meals
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‘It’s been devastating’: Teen with complex medical needs one of more than 500,000 children in Florida dropped from Medicaid
BY HEATHER WALKER, DANIEL COHEN JULY 25, 2024 ...
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Justice Department alleges sexual abuse of migrant children housed in nonprofit’s shelters
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Athens Rock Camp is back to empower girls through music
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Judge partially terminates agreement governing conditions for migrant children in US custody
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Affluent North Texas school districts grapple with a growing problem: a rise in homeless students
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Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law
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Paid or unpaid, child care is vital to the economy. This program recognizes that
JULY 8, 20246:00 AM ET Andrea ...
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KING 5, Northwest Harvest aim to reduce childhood food insecurity through Home Team Summer
Discontinuation of pandemic-era funding, the Child ...
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Troubled California teens gain protections under a new law championed by Paris Hilton
by Lynn La December 18, 2024 In summary Hilton, the latest celebrity to lobby the Legislature, persuaded it to pass a law that brings more transparency on the use of restraints…
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Transgender athletes controversy erupts in Bay Area high school sports
“Right now, it’s incredibly scary. Quite frankly, I’m a little frightened for the kids, for trans girls,” Sell said. By Kristen Sze Friday, November 22, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The…
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After-School Programs Facing Cuts as Organizations Wait for State to Distribute Promised $50M
Joanna Hernandez | November 18, 2024 6:39 pm To watch video report, Click Here. Organizations providing after-school programs for students are sounding the alarm about a statewide funding crisis. Illinois lawmakers…
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Advocates want to change state law that makes it harder to remove kids from potentially dangerous homes
“I do think this is the biggest safety crisis for children in the system,” one Washington state foster mom said. Author: Mia Hunt, Kristin Goodwillie Published: 7:50 AM PST November 22, 2024…
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More Washington state kids are exposed to lead than we know
Eilís O’Neill October 23, 2024 / 4:15 pm Snohomish County’s public health department is trying to get more health-care providers to test their young patients for lead exposure. Babies and toddlers in…
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New battlefield of online sexual exploitation: Gaming platforms popular with children
Gianna Montiel Aug. 2, 2024 PHOENIX – An adult sexual predator, posing as a teenager, sought out young boys from 10 to 13 years old to entice them to play…
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New metric in OR will make social-emotional health care more accessible
Eric Tegethoff Friday, August 23, 2024 Oregon aims to make social and emotional health care for young children more available with a new metric. The Oregon Health Authority has adopted…
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Judge says Colorado Springs area school district violated federal law over special education student’s care
By Jenny Brundin Jul. 29, 2024, 5:54 pm A judge ruled last week that a Colorado Springs area school district violated federal law by denying care for a special needs child. …
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Cambridge combines art and social justice to give teens their own space
By Laura Haefeli August 14, 2024 / 6:45 PM EDT / CBS Boston To watch video report, Click Here. CAMBRIDGE – A new program is combining social justice, art, and shade, giving…
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Dobbs-Era Policy Has Irrevocably Changed Teenage Pregnancy
By Dr. Scott A. Rivkees August 15, 2024 7:00 AM EDT Rivkees, M.D., is Professor of Practice at the Brown School of Public Health. He is a pediatrician, pediatric endocrinologist, the…
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