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New data shows promising trends in youth mental health and substance use
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (389+ words) Vaping among Vermont youth has declined from a peak of 29% of students saying they vaped in 2019 to just 14% in 2025. WATERBURY – As students embark on a new school year, the latest survey of Vermont high school and middle schoolers is showing…...
Why Counseling Gives Children the Tools to Handle Big Emotions
17+ min ago (419+ words) Children feel anger, fear, sadness, excitement, and worry before they can clearly explain those experiences. Strong reactions may affect sleep, schoolwork, friendships, and family routines. Counseling gives young people practical methods for identifying emotions, settling physical arousal, and selecting safer…...
Turbocharge special needs internships to help tackle UK youth jobs crisis, says Milburn
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (877+ words) Exclusive: Government review led by former minister to recommend huge expansion of onsite schemes for those who need support Specialist internships designed to secure work for young people with special educational needs should be put on “turbocharge” to help tackle…...
Meta Settlement Puts Spotlight on Social Media Addiction in Kids
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (794+ words) A steady stream of overnight social media notifications can disrupt a teenager’s sleep and lead to depression, lower cognition, and suicidal tendencies, according to research led by Jason Nagata, MD, MSc, UC San Francisco pediatrician and research expert on youth…...
What Meta???s All-New Social Media Guidelines Promise to Change for Teen Users
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (227+ words) A major lawsuit has led Meta to change the rules again for young users on Instagram and Facebook. Here’s exactly what’s changing....
Elgin Township joining forces with schools, nonprofits on youth mental health programs
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (669+ words) The Elgin Township 708 Mental Health Board is providing $437,000 for a pilot program to provide preventive measures and early intervention care at five schools in School District U-46. “This all started with a meeting I had with U-46 Superintendent Suzanne Johnson and…...
Special Olympics Swift Current makes over $1,100 at the Taste of Summer charity barbecue
16+ hour, 45+ min ago (229+ words) Pick up is now available from 9am to 3pm 300-198 1st Ave NE Special Olympics Swift Current raised $1,170 through the latest Taste of Summer charity barbecue. Program coordinator Jackie Powell says two Special Olympics athletes attended the event, making the community support especially meaningful....
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming Women’s Freedom Is Not Cause Of State's Population Challenges
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (735+ words) Dear Editor: Fred Harrison’s column, 'Cultural Suicide — How Feminism Failed Women and Left Wyoming Empty,' blames feminism, contraception, abortion rights and women’s roles for declining birth rates and Wyoming’s demographic challenges. That argument dishonors women, motherhood and Wyoming families." Fred…...
Kids Raised By Parents With Zero Empathy Usually Carry 8 Habits Into Adulthood
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‘Patron saint of early childhood literacy’: Dolly Parton’s program has delivered nearly 4 million books to DC kids – WTOP News
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (541+ words) Listen to the full story above. Dolly Parton may be best known for her music, movies and larger-than-life personality, but at D.C. Public Library, she has another title. “She’s sort of like a patron saint of early childhood literacy for us…...