When Should Kids Get a Phone?
Experts discuss dangers and cautions of getting a phone and how parents can decide when the time is right for their kids to “get connected.”
Vulnerable Populations Sub-categories:
- Children and Youth at Risk (171)
- Women At Risk (6)
Why the Opposition to Later School Start Times?
The day at secondary schools begins around 8 am but research says biological sleep schedules of teens are about two hours behind the rest of the population. Even still opposition to starting the school day later remains.
What is Pica?
Pregnancy and early childhood are the most common time for a strange disorder that prompts people to eat non-food items such as clay or ice.
Medical Notes: Week of October 8, 2017
Youth football before the age of 12 may be especially damaging to the brain, time consuming electronic health records, and more women than men are going to college.
Rural Hospital Closures
Experts discuss the need for rural healthcare and the close link between hospitals and community economics.
Criminalization of Homelessness
In 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated that there were more than 500,000 homeless Americans on a given single night in January. The U.S. government currently claims that, while there are high rates of homeless Americans, the number is actually decreasing. Many experts challenge that claim, saying that homelessness is on the …
Social Anxiety in Children
An expert whose daughter was afflicted discusses social anxiety warning signs in children and how the disorder can be treated.
Medical Notes: Week of June 4, 2017
Pot smoking among pregnant teens, lead poisoning from target practice, painkiller abuse, and employees who work from home work longer hours.
Rescuing Runaways
One young woman who overcame a life on the streets describes how she beat the odds and what runaways need to have a chance to succeed.
Autism in Girls (2017)
Doctors are learning that autism shows up differently in girls’ behavior as a result of brain differences. This leaves many girls with autism undiagnosed.
Poor Health and Prison
Researchers have found that poor health and disabilities can be factors leading to prison. An expert discusses the life cycles that can make this occur.
Meeting the Needs of Twice Exceptional (2e) Students
Many people feel that gifted children don't need any help because they're talented, but some have disabilities that are not identified because they are masked by their gifts.
