-
Texas leaders have targeted trans youth, their families and gender-affirming care practices for months. It’s exacerbated feelings of anxiety and fear in trans youth, who already experience higher rates of depression, anxiety and suicide than their cis peers. Mental health practitioners can help navigate these feelings, but finding and accessing an affirming therapist in Texas can be a challenge.
-
A county judge granted a temporary injunction so doctors at Children’s Medical Center Dallas may be able to treat trans youth through next spring.
-
The COVID-19 pandemic worsened stress, anxiety and depression for young people—especially young girls. Those are things the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas have addressed through their mental health patch, called Okay to Say. It’s one part of a wider prevention effort to mitigate worse health outcomes for young people as they grow up.
-
While some Texas politicians have labeled gender-affirming care for trans kids “child abuse,” two doctors in Dallas say nothing is changing about their practice.
-
The number is still below a September peak. But the seven-day average of pediatric hospitalizations has been rising steadily, indicating an increased risk for kids in Texas.
-
Pediatric hospitals across North Texas are taking stock after a year of unpredictability and stress due to the COVID-19 surge across the state.
-
A recent report from Children’s Health in Dallas identified the need for more mental health care in North Texas. Both the hospital system and community partners are tackling this issue through training, education and expanded telehealth options.
-
The Texas Department of State Health Services is set to receive 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine for children between 5 and 11. Chief State Epidemiologist Jennifer Shuford explains what this means for families across Texas.
-
Cook Children’s Health Care System discussed the state of children’s health in North Texas with data from more than 5,700 parents across the region.
-
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with pediatricians Nia Heard-Garris of Northwestern University and Jose Romero, Arkansas secretary of health, about what's safe and not safe to do with unvaccinated children.
-
Family members usually have to wait outside when doctors treat someone for a serious injury. But that’s changing with trauma care for children. A new…
-
Across the country, new babies are sleeping in cardboard boxes. It might sound strange, but the boxes are part of a larger initiative to lower the infant…