Tag Archives: Youth

California is investing $500M in therapy apps for youth. Advocates fear it won’t pay off.

The state faces controversy over a decision to pay private companies $498 million to offer therapy apps for children and young adults that directs users to paid counseling. With little pomp, California launched two apps at the start of the year offering free behavioral health services to youths to help them cope with everything from […]
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A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

Native youth have one of the highest rates of suicide of any demographic in the country, according to federal data. While American Indian and Alaskan Native teenagers reported feelings of sadness and hopelessness that tracked with national averages, they were more likely than their peers of other races to seriously consider suicide, to make a […]
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Some 11 percent of U.S. children have been diagnosed with ADHD

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. More than 1 in 10 children in the United States — about 11 percent of those ages […]
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Oregon crisis call line could help Native youth survive suicidal thoughts

Native youth have the highest suicide rate of any demographic in the country and need solutions that address their unique needs. Rosanna Jackson, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, counts herself as one of the resilient ones. Her childhood in the 1970s and 80s was tough. Home didn’t always feel […]
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Opinion | The Cass Review prompts rethinking gender transition treatment for the young 

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. How did medical treatments come into use despite the lack of evidence for their safety? A bullying […]
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Oregon sees surge in youth mental health crisis, ranking among worst states

Recent studies show Oregon ranks among the worst states in the nation in terms of student mental health. Experts are calling this alarming surge a crisis and the issue became worse during and after the pandemic, leaving parents and educators scrambling with this new challenge. Source: Oregon sees surge in youth mental health crisis, ranking […]
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Harmony Academy fills gap in Oregon’s youth mental health system

Tucked into a peaceful retirement and assisted living campus in Lake Oswego, a small high school fills life-and-death needs of its 40 students. Inside, the red building smells of old wood and stacks of paper. Once an orphanage, the place now teems with baggy jeans, experimental make-up and purposefully unkempt hair. Old couches and chairs […]
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Opinion | Measles cases are climbing. Get the vaccine.

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. This could be the worst year for measles in five years. There is a simple answer. This […]
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How Ohio’s GOP governor sells public health: Don’t call it that.

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s hit on a strategy to get conservative lawmakers and taxpayers to […]
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Youth-mentoring ministry sues Oregon Department of Education over lost grants

Youth 71Five Ministries in Medford seeks restoration of over $400,000 in grants amid dispute over faith-based hiring. A nonprofit Christian youth-mentoring ministry based in Medford is suing the Oregon Department of Education after the agency stripped it of grant funding because the ministry prefers to hire employees and volunteers that share the same faith. On […]
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