By Faith Fistler / Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. During his freshman year at Kent State University, Nick Ditz found himself standing alone during an icebreaker activity in a classroom full of students. “One of the student teachers came to talk to me and it ended up going into a political discussion,” Ditz said. A senior digital production major, Ditz self-identifies as a modern-age conservative on a liberal-leaning campus. .
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Idaho Children's Trust Fund is helping to raise awareness about why this month is important and what warning signs to watch for to help keep our kids safe.
Nebraska is one of six states participating in "No Child Grieves Alone," a series of regional conferences aiming to help communities recover after the social isolation and the tremendous loss of life during the global pandemic. Carly Runestad, executive director of the Mourning Hope Grief Center, said the event will explore ways for parents, teachers, school counselors and anyone else working with children to support them as they process the loss of a family member or friend. "It s kind of our human nature for us to try and shield children from grief, but grief is really a natural human experience," Runestad explained. " .
Small children are landing in the hospital because of accidental poisoning from ingesting medication meant for adults. Experts are working to give households the tools they need to keep kids out of medicines which could potentially harm them. Tonya Jernigan, licensed social worker for the Division of Pediatric Forensic Medicine at the University of Kentucky Clinic, said it is not just illicit substances children can get their hands on, and pointed to cases where they accidentally consumed medications meant for their grandparents or caregivers. .
With a new school year beginning, Virginia parents are being urged to keep an eye on their children s 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. .