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This is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.

Please check out this new information:

[New!]Fighting Anorexia - November 2005

[New!]Video on Helping Children Cope or script on Helping Children Cope

[New!]Hurricane Katrina and Disaster Information

[New!]Tom Cruise’s Today Show Interview

[New!]Children's Health Cuts - April 2005

[New!]ParentsMedGuide.org Resource - March 2005

FDA and Antidepressants - September 2004

Incarcerated Youth Needing Health Mental Care - July 2004

Violence-Related Behaviors in Adolescents - June 2004

Poor health care - April 2004

Use of antidepressants in children - March 2004

ADHD and Brain Imaging

Celiac Disease  in  Children - October 2003 (link removed by request)

Poor Mental Health Care - August 2003

Smoking during Pregnancy - June 2003 (link removed by request)

Risks and Young Children's Injuries - June 2003

Violence and Substance Abuse (link removed by request)

Health on the Internet

Premature Babies Intelligence

Deadly Side Effects

ADHD Drivers

Teen Suicide

Stress in Children

Kids on Behavioral Meds

Screen Kids for Snoring

Firearm Injuries Among Kids and Teens

Single Mom's Hostility Can Cause Problems 

Future of Troubled Youth

Disaster help for parents and children

America's Children: 2001

Health Information on the Internet

Aggression Relates to Time in Child Care

Psychological Issues in the Clinical Management of the Child and Teenager with Diabetes

The Brain and Dyslexia

Surgeon General on Children's Mental Health

Child abuse, neglect can trigger permanent brain damage  

Millions of U.S. students home alone

Survey: Parental misconceptions about discipline

Traumatized children are vastly underserved nationwide

Study: Mom's nurturing can stimulate intelligence

Children's time: the real issue in grandparents' rights case

Some Adolescent Violence Is Predictable: Adolescents who are exposed to violence, abuse alcohol or drugs and have only one parent are at increased risk.

A rally at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on April 10, 2000 featured proposed improved insurance benefits for children with diabetes. Additional medical resources and school resource forms for Children with Diabetes and Insulin Pumps will be featured here in April 2000. See other resources under Contents.

Prescriptions for Stimulants, Antidepressants on the Rise for Preschoolers as reported in JAMA.

Calming the Injured Child is a selection of slides that offers practical suggestions and information about helping traumatized children.

Sample: School Letter for obtaining an evaluation for your child at no cost to you.
 
Publication Announcement: House Democratic Policy Committee’s Public Hearing on the Use of Ritalin

News Story in the Harrisburg Sunday Patriot-News titled To snoop or not to snoop in a child's bedroom? A story on child privacy in the wake of student violence raises interest for parents and schools.

See the Media page for more details.

Press Releases

These are the press releases we've and others have issued. You may want to search for topics.

Publications about Child Advocacy

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