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Related News ItemsWithout Treatment, Mental Health Problems Plague Transgender KidsMon, 20 Feb 2012 06:54:02 -0800
Kids who are distressed because they feel their physical body doesn't match their gender suffer from high rates of psychiatric symptoms, such as depression and suicide attempts, a new study finds.
Read More... Kids With Gender Noncomformity at Increased Risk for AbuseTue, 21 Feb 2012 22:45:34 -0800
Title: Kids With Gender Noncomformity at Increased Risk for Abuse Category: Health News Created: 2/20/2012 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/21/2012
Read More... The Many Ways Kids, Teens, Adults and Society Can Benefit from Video GamesMon, 13 Feb 2012 00:09:00 -0800
Video Games can improve lives and benefit society in ways never before imagined. The benefits of gaming have been shown in studies and reported on, yet most of these studies never reach many of the parents, teachers, and others that should be aware that video games are much more than just "games". Jennifer Comet Wagner hopes to remedy the situation with her new book, The Gamer Generation ...
Read More... Why Are so Many Kids Changing Sexes?Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:50:00 -0800
COMMENTARY | As the Associated Press' Lindsey Tanner reports, "A small but growing number of teens and even younger children" are beginning to identify as transsexuals, and are receiving medical treatment to alleviate their dysphoria. These treatments include male or female sex hormones, and (in some cases) prescription drugs which block puberty from occurring.
Read More... More transgender kids getting treatmentMon, 20 Feb 2012 08:37:23 -0800
When Aidan Key, now a 43-year-old man, was growing up as a girl there were few options for kids with Gender Identity Disorder. But now, a small but growing number of children are getting support from doctors who give them treatments that could help change their sex.
Read More... Bill banning kids from tanning beds advancesTue, 21 Feb 2012 18:43:24 -0800
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A measure that would prohibit West Virginia children from using indoor tanning beds in an effort to combat skin cancer rates among young adults easily passed the Senate on Tuesday and was sent to the House of Delegates. Opponents ...
Read More... Gender Identity Issues Can Harm Kids' Mental Health: StudyMon, 20 Feb 2012 20:49:05 -0800
MONDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New studies show that children struggling with their gender identity also face higher risks for abuse and mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
Read More... New Grant May Help Young Victims of Dating ViolenceWed, 22 Feb 2012 08:17:50 -0800
While the numbers didn’t increase in the two years between the 2009 and the recently released 2011 Knox County Schools Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, almost 10.7 percent of high schoolers surveyed reported being hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the 12 months before the survey—two years ago it was 11.7 percent. Rose Kennedy looks at what these ...
Read More... Greensboro Police & Teens Promote "No Hatin N Datin"Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:07:37 -0800
Organizers said Teens and tweens have a powerful message to deliver. Teen dating violence is an important issue.
Read More... My Night with Occupy Nashville: Blue Moves' Amanda Cantrell RocheWed, 22 Feb 2012 08:54:39 -0800
The upcoming March/April issue of the literary journal Nashville Skyline will center on the theme of "Home."… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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