Children made up just 22% of the U.S. population in 2020 - and that s an all-time low, according to a new analysis of census data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. .
A new survey finds that parents are concerned about their children s emotional and mental health and want schools to provide resources services to support them. Marie Merkel - State President of the Pennsylvania Parent Teacher Association - said she was surprised that parents have difficulty finding existing mental health support in schools, and adds there are different levels of mental health problems and some schools do offer resources and services to address it. "Schools do focus a lot on mental health and mental well-being," said Merkel. " .
Montana lawmakers are considering how to distribute tax revenue from cannabis sales. One measure would strip funds from the Habitat Montana program while the other would dedicate funding to conservation projects. Senate Bill 442 keeps funding to the program, which is critical for opening access to public lands. .
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and in Ohio, fatal accidents caused by distracted drivers are on the rise. Deaths in 2021 reached their highest point in nearly two decades, topping 1,300, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Stephanie Easley, a resident of Fairfield, started the Erica Easley Foundation in 2022 to raise awareness about distracted driving, after her older sister Erica was killed in a car accident on Interstate 75. .
By Jazmin Murphy for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for North Carolina News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration In Monroe, Georgia, on July 31, 1946, The Savannah Tribune reported a “mass lynching,” in which a “mob of 20 or more men, who lined up two Negro men and their wives in the woods … shot them to death.” This horrific practice was as uniquely American in the 1940s as mass shootings are today. The consistency with which they occurred in natural spaces, especially in the South, maintains lasting effects on how African Americans engage with the outdoors. .