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Why Parents Need to Ask About the Meningitis B Vaccination
Read More: Why Parents Need to Ask About the Meningitis B VaccinationMedically reviewed by Dr. Karen W. Bonnie This resource was created with support from GSK.
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Social Media Gives Support to LGBTQ Youth When In-Person Communities Are Lacking
Read More: Social Media Gives Support to LGBTQ Youth When In-Person Communities Are LackingBy Linda Charmaraman, Wellesley College Teens today have grown up on the internet, and social media has served as a space where LGBTQ youth in particular can develop their identities. Scholarship about the online experiences of LGBTQ youth has traditionally focused on cyberbullying. But understanding both the risks and the benefits of online support is…
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Should Teens Taking ADHD, Anxiety and Depression Drugs Consume Energy Drinks and Coffee?
Read More: Should Teens Taking ADHD, Anxiety and Depression Drugs Consume Energy Drinks and Coffee?By Lina Begdache, Binghamton University, State University of New York Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Should teens taking ADHD, anxiety or depression drugs consume energy drinks or coffee? – Angela S. About 6.1 million children…
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Students Are Returning to School With Anxiety, Grief and Gaps in Social Skills – Will There Be Enough School Mental Health Resources?
Read More: Students Are Returning to School With Anxiety, Grief and Gaps in Social Skills – Will There Be Enough School Mental Health Resources?By Sandra M. Chafouleas, University of Connecticut and Amy Briesch, Northeastern University Even before COVID-19, as many as 1 in 6 young children had a diagnosed mental, behavioral or developmental disorder. New findings suggest a doubling of rates of disorders such as anxiety and depression among children and adolescents during the pandemic. One reason is…
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Alcohol Companies Make $17.5 Billion a Year off of Underage Drinking, While Prevention Efforts Are Starved for Cash
Read More: Alcohol Companies Make $17.5 Billion a Year off of Underage Drinking, While Prevention Efforts Are Starved for CashBy David H. Jernigan, Boston University Alcohol is still the most commonly used drug among high school students. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year approximately 3,500 people under 21 die because of alcohol use. I have studied the relationship between alcohol marketing and youth drinking behavior for the past 20…
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Can Schools Require COVID-19 Vaccines for Students Now That Pfizer’s Shot Is Authorized for Kids 12 and Up?
Read More: Can Schools Require COVID-19 Vaccines for Students Now That Pfizer’s Shot Is Authorized for Kids 12 and Up?By Kristine Bowman, Michigan State University With the first COVID-19 vaccine now authorized for adolescents, ages 12 and up, a big question looms: Will students be required to get the vaccine before returning to their classrooms in the fall? As a professor of education policy and law and a former attorney for school districts, I…
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Vape Sellers Are Using Popular Music Videos to Promote E-Cigarettes to Young People – and It’s Working
Read More: Vape Sellers Are Using Popular Music Videos to Promote E-Cigarettes to Young People – and It’s WorkingBy Jon-Patrick Allem, University of Southern California Research that my colleagues and I recently conducted demonstrates that electronic cigarette product placement in music videos is associated with vaping among minors. The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998 prohibits product placement for cigarettes and chew tobacco in television, music videos and motion pictures, but those restrictions…
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When Can Kids Get the Covid-19 Vaccine? A Pediatrician Answers 5 Questions Parents Are Asking
Read More: When Can Kids Get the Covid-19 Vaccine? A Pediatrician Answers 5 Questions Parents Are AskingBy James B. Wood, Indiana University School of Medicine A big question among parents and teachers right now is whether their kids will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in time for the fall school semester. Some have wondered whether the vaccine is even necessary for children. Dr. James Wood, a pediatrician and assistant professor of pediatric…
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Your Child’s Vaccines: What You Need to Know About Catching Up During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read More: Your Child’s Vaccines: What You Need to Know About Catching Up During the COVID-19 PandemicBy Irène Mathieu, University of Virginia This spring, after stay-at-home orders were announced and schools shut down across the nation, many families stopped going to their pediatrician. As a result, kids have fallen behind on important childhood vaccinations. Vaccination rates declined starkly after mid-March, with up to 60% reductions in some areas of the country.…
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5 Things to Look For On a College Campus That Benefit Mental Health
Read More: 5 Things to Look For On a College Campus That Benefit Mental HealthBy Carly Drake, North Central College and Diane Bruce Anstine, North Central College Researchers have studied college students’ mental health for decades. Even in the 1920s, it was clear that the many stresses of higher education – like academic demands, post-graduation plans and financial concerns – wear on students. This stress can incite new mental…
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African American Teens Face Mental Health Crisis but Are Less Likely Than Whites to Get Treatment
Read More: African American Teens Face Mental Health Crisis but Are Less Likely Than Whites to Get TreatmentRebecca Klisz-Hulbert, Wayne State University, The Conversation Black youth in the U.S. experience more illness, poverty, and discrimination than their white counterparts. These issues put them at higher risk for depression and other mental health problems. Yet Black youth are less likely to seek treatment. About 9% of them reported an episode of major depression…