Help is available – and essential – for teenagers struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. In the wake of two recent teen suicides in Palo Alto, Calif., child and adolescent psychiatrist Frances Wren, MD, is working to raise community awareness of mental-health resources for young people. Wren, who directs the Child and Adolescent Depression Clinic [...]

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When the carefree world of childhood is abruptly replaced with worries about a chronic illness, children can feel isolated and separated from their peers. “TIGER SHOW/White Night,” an exhibit by Chicago area pediatric patients and artists from the Snow City Arts, was created to transform the emotions and passions of the chronically ill child into [...]

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K-12 educators are invited to participate in a new webinar series based on the public television special, “The New Science of Learning: Brain Fitness for Kids.” Presented by Scientific Learning (NASDAQ:SCIL), “The New Science of Learning” webinar series explores how the science of “brain plasticity” can inform classroom instruction and empower children to gain success [...]

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Determined to help lift the spirits of seriously ill children and their families, Nintendo of America Inc. and Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation have committed to placing hundreds of popular Fun Centers, now featuring Wii game systems, in hospitals across the United States and Canada by the end of this year. Nintendo of America is manufacturing [...]

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