Cancer diagnoses in adolescents in young adults are rising. These patients are not only navigating the challenges of a life-altering diagnosis, but also other challenges distinct to their life stage.
Young people in the U.S. are growing up in a very different world today than before the fall of Roe.
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The 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned 50 years of abortion rights is affecting where young people choose to go to college, to work and to live, as well as the way they vote.
While climate change presents obstacles for children’s physical activity levels, there are ways to help children and youth stay active while building resilience.
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The changing climate is an added barrier to getting children and youth in Canada to meet the minimum guidelines for being physically active.
Five Ontario school boards are suing the companies behind major social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, alleging their addictive products have caused the students to suffer from mental health issues, and causing widespread damage and disruption to the education system.
Is a cellphone ban, along with increased surveillance, the right way to deal with the impact of addictive and harmful technology in classrooms?
Refilling a reusable water bottle has become routine for many, and education can inspire similar large-scale behaviour shifts. A water bottle filling station in Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana.
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Sparking global momentum and energy in young people through climate education can go a long way to addressing climate change now and in the near future.
Allowing pharmacists to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription would ensure people who are using them to quit smoking could access them legally, while preventing inappropriate sales to youth.
Some fault teachers for an inability to restrict phone use at school. But both students and some parents resist this, and problems far exceed in-class distraction. A student puts her phone in a holder at Delta High School in Delta, Utah, in February 2024.
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Four Canadian school boards are suing social media giants. This comes as 95 per cent of Ontario schools report needing more resources to support student mental health.
Social media apps can cause children to become increasingly distracted.
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Four Ontario school boards have filed a lawsuit against social media platforms to force them to change practices that harm schoolchildren.
Eating disorders are on the rise in youth, with research showing that health-care visits for eating disorders have doubled since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Parents and other supportive adults can learn to recognize young people’s symptoms of disordered eating, which is a spectrum of unhealthy eating patterns and behaviour.
Strong evidence indicates mentorship has positive effects on social, emotional and academic development of youth.
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Mentorship programs serving Black youth are an important part of addressing anti-Black racism in Canada.
People who have lived experience in child welfare systems have
higher rates of homelessness. A homeless tent is seen in a park in Saint-Jerome, Que. on Jan. 25, 2024.
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Canada needs to focus on tracking, monitoring and evaluating the economic, health and social outcomes of former youth in care, especially as they transition from government care.
Teens are more clued in to family finances than many people think.
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A study of more than 100 teens and their caregivers showed a unique link between hardship and behavior problems.
Racialized immigrant parents in a study had to find ways to navigate the education system as newcomers, while also addressing intended and unintended effects of special education programs for their children.
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A study of newcomer Latin American and Black Caribbean parents in Ontario schools found many parents felt excluded from processes surrounding assessments for their child’s learning needs.
An investment in a national school food program today is an investment in a stronger Canada tomorrow.
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From reducing families’ grocery bills to boosting the economy, school meals offer far-reaching benefits, fostering both immediate well-being and long-term economic prosperity.
Young readers report becoming more thoughtful after reading stories that feature characters who face complex challenges.
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Amid calls to ban certain books from libraries and schools, research shows that students benefit when they have the ability to choose which materials they want to read.
The calls to action haven’t resulted in much change. We need to do better. The stakes are enormous.
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Canada has marked Pink Shirt Day since 2007, but meaningful progress in tackling bullying requires solidarity from youth, teachers, schools, parents, governments and the general public.
Nicotine pouches are placed between the lip and gum, and users absorb the nicotine in their mouths. Although these products don’t contain tobacco, this doesn’t mean they’re safe.
Nigerian police officers detain a man during a political rally in Lagos on 21 February 2023.
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Anxiety about ageing is also often a fear of the future.
There are severe problems with the culture of masculinity in men’s sport — one that means men and boys must adapt rather than seek help.
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We are witnessing an overdue shift towards normalizing male athletes seeking help and gradually speaking more openly and vulnerably about mental health.
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary