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The unusual layout of this clinic is designed to help children with chronic pain

Fast Company Tech

To help children experiencing chronic pain, a new kind of clinical space has been created that goes way beyond handing out medication. Photo: NBBJ/courtesy UCSF] It was specifically designed in a way to start the healing before children even see the first doctor, says Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf, medical director of the Stad Center.

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Study: More Than 80% of Parents Successfully Model Philanthropic Behavior for Their Children

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A new study shows that children are following in their parents’ charitable footsteps, with 81% of parents who give reporting that their children under age 18 also participated in a charitable activity in the past year.

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Young People in Crisis: National Alliance for Children and Youth Campaign demands Government action ahead of elections 2025

Charity Village

The National Alliance for Children and Youth (NACY) is launching a week-long social media campaign in the week of March 17th, 2025, to raise awareness of the urgent challenges young people face in Canada.

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Are Children Losing the Ability to Read?

Futurism

We see children who can sit still and focus for hours on YouTube or Miss Rachel," he continued, "but when you sit them down with a book, they move, wiggle, or scream and run away." In the five years before those children enter school, that number jumps to a whopping 1.4 million words. Follow their lead." appeared first on Futurism.

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Emily Callahan To Head Feed The Children

The NonProfit Times

Jude Childrens Research Hospital, she was appointed president and CEO of Feed The Children in Oklahoma City. Jude Childrens Research Hospital became the Most Trusted Brand of any brand in America per Morning Consult. Were excited for how shell move Feed the Children forward as we celebrate 50 years of impact.

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1 in 5 people are having fewer children due to fear of the future: U.N.

Fast Company Tech

It’s not that they don’t want to have children—rather, they just aren’t able to in the ways they want to. But a new study published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says both men and women “face significant barriers to realizing their fertility aspirations.”

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It’s a Sign: AI Platform for Teaching American Sign Language Aims to Bridge Communication Gaps

NVIDIA AI Blog

NVIDIA, the American Society for Deaf Children and creative agency Hello Monday are helping close this gap with Signs, an interactive web platform built to support ASL learning and the development of accessible AI applications. Most deaf children are born to hearing parents.

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