KidsData · @KidsData
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Community-based organizations that provide LGBTQ-focused support and services can have long-lasting effects on the health of LGBTQ youth. Research on LGBTQ youth and young adults ages 15-21 showed that ongoing participation in community orgs was related to less substance use and better self-esteem and mental health.
Learn more: prb.org/articles/lgbtq-youth-a
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KidsData · @KidsData
140 followers · 360 posts · Server sfba.social

School and community groups can provide valuable support and build resilience for LGBTQ+ youth. Researchers found that LGBTQ students who were victimized or had depressive symptoms were less likely to binge drink if they participated in Gender and Sexualities Alliances (GSAs) than their peers who did not participate in such clubs. Learn more: prb.org/articles/lgbtq-youth-a
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CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
480 followers · 630 posts · Server sciences.social

Despite a federal mandate to improve child wellbeing, new study finds no evidence that contact with the child welfare system improves child outcomes. CPS contact was associated with worse mental health and developmental outcomes.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/366308

#NICHDimpact #cps #mentalhealth #childdevelopment #youth #childwelfare #childwellbeing

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KidsData · @KidsData
139 followers · 353 posts · Server sfba.social

Kids who experience housing hardship, like eviction & frequent moving, are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors, found Sarah Gold's analysis of the FFCWS study of 5,000 children.

What else do we know about housing stability & child well-being?

Read the new research highlight from PRB
prb.org/resources/public-housi

#housing #eviction #childhealth #children #publichealth #SDOH #poverty #childwellbeing

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Sara FL Kirk · @sflkirk
285 followers · 1853 posts · Server mastodon.world

It's a year since we published the data profile for . It was a labour of love by a dedicated team from & devoted to improve . But has it? Time will tell...



ChildHealth

onechancens.ca/

#onechancetobeachild #wellbeing #novascotia #dalhpi #DalhousieU #pediatrics #childwellbeing #UNCRC #Childrights #onechancens

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CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
430 followers · 360 posts · Server sciences.social

1 in 5 adolescents (born 1998-2000) resided or attended school within 500 meters of a prior-year deadly gun violence incident during 2014-17, according to new analysis of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/340975

#childwellbeing #gunviolence #NICHDimpact

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KidsData · @KidsData
60 followers · 102 posts · Server sfba.social