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Study: Anxiety, Depression Symptoms Doubled in Children, Teens During Pandemic
Researchers in Canada have found that symptoms of depression and anxiety are two times higher in children and teens now than pre-pandemic estimates.
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Atlantic City Hopes Blaring Nightly Curfew Sirens Will Help Curb Surge in Youth Violence
Sirens soon will sound each night in Atlantic City at 10, marking the arrival of a juvenile curfew prohibiting those under 18 from being on the streets.
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Here's Which New England States Have Seen Heart Issues Among Vaccinated Teens
Some young people in New England have shown symptoms of heart problems after receiving the COVID-19 vaccines, public health data obtained by NBC10 Boston shows. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating after a small number of teens and young adults reported having heart problems after being vaccinated against coronavirus. A CDC safety committee released an advisory last...
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Arkansas Lawmakers Enact Transgender Youth Treatment Ban
Arkansas lawmakers have made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor’s objections
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COVID Cases Increase Among Younger People
Gov. Charlie Baker said the state is doing a “deep dive” into the numbers, but early data indicates the national trend of people in their 20s and 30s getting infected with the coronavirus is being seen here as well.
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Vt. Students Call for Action on Climate Change
Students from across Vermont headed to the State House in Montpelier Friday, aiming to send lawmakers an urgent message on climate change. “It is an existential threat,” warned Finn Olson, a senior at U-32 High School in Montpelier. “The effects of which we have just begun to feel.” The Vermont Youth Lobby is made up of kids from more than…
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Independent Report Finds Shortcomings in RI DCYF
An independent report on Rhode Island’s child welfare agency has found serious shortcomings. The Providence Journal reports that the Public Consulting Group Inc. report found that the Department of Children, Youth and Families failed to meet the target outcomes in 12 of 20 performance areas. The report covers the second half of 2018.
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DCYF ‘Inaction' Contributes to Death of RI Foster Child: Report
A report into the death of a 9-year-old Rhode Island girl in foster care says ineptitude and inaction by the state’s child welfare system was partially to blame.
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NH Man Accused of Chaining Woman to Bed Locking Child Up
A New Hampshire man is facing charges after being accused of chaining his girlfriend to a bed and locking a child in a bedroom at a home in Swanzey.
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Man Accused of Chaining Woman to Bed, Locked in With 8-Year-Old Child
A New Hampshire man is accused of chaining a woman to a bed and locking her and an 8-year-old boy in a room while he was at work. Michael Grant, 33, of Keene, was indicted regarding an incident last month at a residence in Swanzey, according to court documents.
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NH Gov. Chris Sununu to Sign Child Welfare Bills
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu says he’ll sign two bills aimed at helping New Hampshire children, putting aside his initial concerns about one of them.
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NH Court Upholds Mom's Conviction in Toddler's Death
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a woman sentenced to 45 years to life in the beating death of her 3-year-old daughter. Katlyn Marin was convicted in the 2014 death of Brielle Gage and sentenced on a second-degree murder charge.
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Death of 9-Year-Old RI Girl Prompts Policy Changes at DCYF
The death of a 9 year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was under the care of a single mother with seven other special needs foster children is prompting reforms at Rhode Island’s Department of Children, Youth and Families. The Providence Journal reports DCYF Director Trista Piccola announced on Friday a series of policy and personnel changes in response to the...
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Man Charged With Murder After Ex-Wife's Body is Found in Fairfield Home: PD
A Fairfield man has been charged with murder after his ex-wife’s body was found in a home following a domestic dispute on Sunday night.
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Death of 9-Year-Old Girl Sparks Accusations That Guardian Neglected Child
A Warwick, Rhode Island woman who has been reportedly accused of neglecting a 9-year-old girl with special needs was arrested Sunday after the child died. Michele Rothgeb, 55, was arrested at her Oakland Beach Avenue home and faces one charge of cruelty or neglect of a child, according to WJAR. Court documents obtained by WJAR state that the suspect has...
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Rhode Island Woman Arraigned on Child Abuse, Prostitution Charges
A Rhode Island woman is reportedly accused of prostitution and child abuse. WJAR reports Tina Tucker, 36, of Johnston, was faced a judge on first-degree child abuse and procurement of sexual conduct for a fee charges on Tuesday.
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Rhode Island Officials Investigate Death of Baby in Foster Care
Rhode Island child welfare officials are investigating the death of an 18-day-old boy in foster care. A spokeswoman for the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families confirmed the death to the Providence Journal.
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PD: Woman Left 3-Month-Old in Car Outside Twin River Casino in Rhode Island
A Massachusetts woman is facing child neglect charges after she allegedly left a 3-month-old in a car parked outside Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
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Police: Rhode Island Woman Purposely Dropped Child to ‘Teach Her a Lesson'
A Rhode Island woman is facing charges after police say she purposely dropped her child, breaking the child’s arm, to “teach her a lesson.”
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13-Year-Old Boy Accused of Shooting 12-Year-Old Neighbor
A 13-year-old Massachusetts boy was expected to be arraigned in juvenile court on Tuesday after police say he shot a 12-year-old following a possible dispute on Facebook.