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Indiana ranks in the bottom third of the country for the health of its children – one spot worse than it was last year. That’s from the 2022 Kids Count Data Book, released by the Indiana Youth Institute Tuesday.

The ALICE report focusing on the state’s children is based on micro-level U.S. Census data from 2019. It found that while only 17 percent of Michigan children lived below the official federal poverty level, another 27 percent live in working but economically precarious homes.

As competition for low-wage workers heats up, residential treatment centers across the U.S. are suffering from staff shortages. When the facilities that care for the nation’s most vulnerable youth are short-staffed, the consequences can be dire.

Over the past 10 years, rates of childhood asthma in Indiana have decreased, but death rates have increased, according to a new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Getting your child screened for lead could be as easy as taking them to the doctor if a state House bill becomes law. It’s something public health advocates have been pushing for for years.

As a school counselor, Aaron Munson typically only has a few students each year he needs to assess for suicide risk. But during the pandemic, he has seen…

A state House bill would require preschools and day care centers to test for lead in drinking water and take action if lead levels are too high. Kids with…

The Indiana State Department of Health and IUPUI will begin the third phase of its COVID-19 tracking study on Sept. 29. This round of the study is set to…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has extended her mask requirement to include many children who attend day care and camps, saying the step is…

Monday, July 27, 2020 at 9 PMMany white parents have never learned how to talk about race and racism with their kids. Their silence perpetuates racism—but…