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The Affordable Care Act’s Impact for Former Foster Youth
Your Child Does Not Have Bipolar Disorder
Penn State Board of Trustees "Rush to Judgment" on Sex Abuse Scandal
High-Functioning Autistic Adults and Work
Medicating Children with Psychiatric Drugs
Cell phone use and behavioral problems
Millions of children are not receiving health benefits
Seasonal flu shot may increase H1N1 risk
Parents Worry about Hospitalized Kids
Obama Supports Early Education as Ultimately Cost Saving
Breast feeding and Resilience to Stress
Children's Health Insurance Crisis
Early Childhood and TV Viewing
Child and Adolescent Suicide at Highest Rate in Fifteen Years - September 2007
Children and Medication - a multimodal presentation 2005-2006
Fighting Anorexia - November 2005
Video on Helping Children Cope or script on Helping Children Cope
Hurricane Katrina and Disaster Information
Tom Cruise’s Today Show Interview
Children's Health Cuts - April 2005
ParentsMedGuide.org Resource - March 2005
FDA and Antidepressants - September 2004
Incarcerated Youth Needing Health Mental Care - July 2004
Violence-Related Behaviors in Adolescents - June 2004
Poor health care - April 2004
Use of antidepressants in children - March 2004
Celiac Disease in Children - October 2003 (link removed by request)
Poor Mental Health Care - August 2003
Smoking during Pregnancy - June 2003 (link removed by request)
Risks and Young Children's Injuries - June 2003
Violence and Substance Abuse (link removed by request)
Single Mom's Hostility Can Cause Problems
Disaster help for parents and children
Health Information on the Internet
Aggression Relates to Time in Child Care
Psychological Issues in the Clinical Management of the Child and Teenager with Diabetes
Surgeon General on Children's Mental Health
Child abuse, neglect can trigger permanent brain damage
Millions of U.S. students home alone
Survey: Parental misconceptions about discipline
Traumatized children are vastly underserved nationwide
Study: Mom's nurturing can stimulate intelligence
Children's time: the real issue in grandparents' rights case
Some Adolescent Violence Is Predictable: Adolescents who are exposed to violence, abuse alcohol or drugs and have only one parent are at increased risk.
A rally at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on April 10, 2000 featured proposed improved insurance benefits for children with diabetes. Additional medical resources and school resource forms for Children with Diabetes and Insulin Pumps. See other resources under Contents.
Prescriptions for Stimulants, Antidepressants on the Rise for Preschoolers as reported in JAMA.
Apr. 23, 2000 --ELIAN GONZALEZ
Apr. 10, 2000 --Insurance benefits for children with diabetes
Dec. 19, 1999 --To snoop or not to snoop in a child's bedroom? Sunday Patriot-News
Dec. 14, 1999-- Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee’s Public Hearing on the Use of Ritalin
Dec. 4, 1999 --'The Child Advocate' Web Site Opens
News Story in the Harrisburg Sunday Patriot-News titled To snoop or not to snoop in a child's bedroom? A story on child privacy in the wake of student violence raises interest for parents and schools.
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