Articles Tagged: Children

To resolve 2023 lawsuit, new services will be offered to children in the state with serious emotional and behavioral conditions.

Catherine Johnson, executive director of Disability Rights Iowa, says requirements in the settlement agreement will lead to a state children’s mental health care system that ‘addresses the needs of children’

The settlement agreement resolves a 2023 lawsuit that accused the State of Iowa of failing to provide federally required mental and behavioral health care services for Medicaid-eligible children

Boys and girls wrote Thanksgiving stories, letters for 1910 edition

Parents, keep your adolescents away from smartphones and social media

Dr. Vivek Murthy has said the youth mental health crisis is the “defining public health issue of our time” and called on Congress to put in place safety standards to minimize the harms of social media platforms on children.

Just before the new year, a federal judge in Iowa temporarily enjoined the implementation of parts of Senate File 496, …

My sense of memory is freakishly above average. I can rattle off my debit card number, driver’s license number, and …

For Chloe Cole (no relation to your friendly neighborhood opinion columnist,) the puberty process wasn’t a normal function of adolescence. …

A new cafe designed for toddlers gives parents a chance to breathe in an environment that provides peace of mind.

A pandemic-related shortage of baby formula was exacerbated when Abbott Nutrition, which manufactures Similac, recalled several of its formulas in February. The shortage has become a constant financial and emotional burden on some Iowa parents.

Iowa State University Extension’s Parent Education Consortium is offering a variety of free workshops designed for parents and caregivers of children ages 0-5 who live in Linn County. Registration is required.

Hooded man tried to grab a 2-year-old child off the sidewalk, family said.

Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.

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