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With a new school year beginning, Virginia parents are being urged to keep an eye on their childrens mental health. According to Mental Health America, 79,000 children in Virginia or 13%, have experienced a "severe major depressive episode" in the past year. Dr. ...

School is starting up again for Idaho kids and teachers, and community members and parents can help keep the focus on positive experiences. Kim Hemmert, grants manager with Idaho Childrens Trust Fund, said there are four building blocks that adults can engage children in to ensure healthy outcomes from positive experiences, or HOPE - an acronym used among child well-being advocates. She said the first block is relationships. ...

A new study found an association between what researchers are calling the biological age of sperm and reproductive success. While age is considered a major factor for women thinking of becoming pregnant, it is not often considered in male reproductive health, because men continually produce sperm throughout their lives. Dr. ...

Hispanic groups are coming together to encourage people to have end-of-life conversations with their loved ones before illness or tragedy strikes. The Hispanic Heritage Foundation and the National Hispanic Council on Aging are teaming up with the nonprofit Compassion & Choices to get people talking about end-of-life planning, hospice, life support, medical power of attorney, and medical aid-in-dying. Dr. ...

By Halena Sepulveda at Kent State UniversityBroadcast version by Mary Schuermann reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. The passing of a bill currently making its way through the Ohio Legislature would change the way the court system handles child custody cases by making a shared parenting agreement the new presumed outcome. Around 10% of Ohio child custody cases involve court intervention. ...

The California Parent and Youth Helpline just got a lifeline from the federal government, to the tune of $1 million. President Joe Biden recently signed a congressional budget resolution which included the grant money, proposed by Rep. Judy Chiu, D-Calif. ...

As National Parent Leadership Month draws to a close, advocates are calling on lawmakers - who are writing the new state budget - to fund programs that support families emotional health. In January, Gov. Gavin Newsoms budget proposal included $4.7 million to fund the Parents Anonymous helpline, where trained counselors to listen to parents and youths and link them to resources. ...

Parents rights groups are praising a plan to extend paid sick leave for many California workers, which is now on a fast track to pass. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a deal with legislative leaders Tuesday on a bill to require businesses with 26 employees or more to offer two weeks of paid sick leave to recover from COVID or care for a sick family member. ...