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Differences in a child’s access to health care can have lifelong consequences. Without adequate health care, children and their families may live shorter or more constrained lives. Compounding the problem are known gaps in the quality of care across the country. Will the current push to reform health care ensure that children get the right care at the right time?

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Even a Single Season of High School Football Might Have Harmful Impacts on the Brain

Vox
Joseph Stromberg
New research correlates the number of hits high school players take in a season and "concerning" changes in the brain.
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football, sports, health, concussions
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Are Kids Getting More Virtuous? (Opinion)

The Washington Post
David Finkelhor
Contrary to popular perceptions that young people are internet-addicted, self-centered, and helicopter-parent dependent, research shows that youth are, for the most part, healthier and more socially engaged than previous generations.
Health and Development, Families and Communities, Parenting

The Science of Suffering

New Republic
Judith Shulevitz
Kids are inheriting their parents' trauma. Can science stop this phenomenon?
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America's Hispanic Children: Gaining Ground, Looking Forward

ChildTrends
Alicia Torres, Lina Guzman, David Murphey
ChildTrends Hispanic Institute research scientists highlighted findings from their Sept. 24 statistical report in a webinar, explaining the changing landscapes of Latino children’s lives: rapidly increasing population, low income levels, close-knit families, developing academics,... Read more
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On the Beat: Prescription Kids

Asha Glover
The Denver Post’s Jennifer Brown and Christopher N. Osher are no strangers to Colorado’s child welfare system. In 2012, the two teamed up for “Failed to Death,” an investigative series on the preventable deaths of abused and neglected children. While working on that series, they were... Read more
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2014 Equal Voice Journalism Fellowship and Scholarship Winners

Julie Drizin
The envelope, please...And a drumroll (desktop drumming acceptable)...The Marguerite Casey Foundation has named the recipients of its 2014 Equal Voice Journalism Fellowships and Scholarships. The winners are:Americans living in poverty whose stories will be read, heard and seen by a wider... Read more
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KIDS COUNT 2014: In the Media

Fatimah Waseem
List of links to press coverage of KIDS COUNT Data book.
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KIDS COUNT 2014

Annie E. Casey Foundation
Laura Speer
The annual data book shows significant improvements in health and education among U.S. children, but worsening economic conditions.
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Reducing Teen Childbearing Among Latinos

Child Trends
Tackling high rates of Latino teen childbearing is a means to help reduce poverty, according to a February 2014 research brief by Child Trends.
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Addressing the Stigma of Mental Health in Asian American Communities

Becky Kaminsky
Katherine Kam spent a year investigating how mental health issues impact Asian American youth.
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BIG News About Little Kids: A Virtual Press Briefing

ZERO to THREE and JCCF
A virtual press briefing co-sponsored by ZERO TO THREE and the JCCF shares cutting-edge research on children.
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National Center for Health Statistics
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