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The South Dakota Community Foundation awarded Avera Behavioral Health of Brookings $100,000 to support mental health services it offers in the community.

Connecticut ranks among the top 10 states in offering access to mental health services for its youth population, according to the latest report from Mental Health America, but advocates said more could be done. The Childrens Hospital Association said in 2020, early in the pandemic, there was a 24% increase in mental health emergency department visits for kids ages 5-11. Bob Duncan, chief operating officer for Connecticut Childrens Medical Center and Health System, said strengthening Medicaids ...

The pandemic has had a significant impact on young kids mental health and due to long-standing treatment disparities, the mental and emotional recovery for kids of color may be more difficult than for their white counterparts. A report from Mental Health America (MHA) found white children with depression were more likely to receive specific mental-health counseling. Students of color, meanwhile, typically either receive no counseling or "non-specialty mental health services." ...

CORRECTION: The website where Virginians can register for Medicaid has been corrected. (8:45 p.m. MST, July 11, 2022) New Virginia mothers now are eligible for up to a year of Medicaid support. ...

The Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines were cleared this weekend for use in children under age five by both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Parents likely have questions, and at Arkansas Childrens Hospital, health professionals are gearing up to answer them. The FDA has said both vaccines are likely to protect kids under age five against severe COVID illness, hospitalization and death. ...

Roughly 200,000 children in the U.S. have lost a caregiver to COVID-19. In South Dakota, mental-health experts say these cases can have added complications as kids grieve, and a range of support is needed for a strong emotional recovery. ...

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