Children’s Health

A national report shows nearly a third of children in Wisconsin’s rural communities have Medicaid coverage.

UW-Madison researchers used data collected from more than 11,000 youth over four years to discover a new way of thinking about childhood trauma and mental illness.

Over the last two decades, Type 2 diabetes has not only become more common in people under age 18, but has also started to affect children as young as 6 years old.

Third and fourth-graders at the Escuela Vieau school in Milwaukee made whole-grain pizzas Thursday as part of a larger curriculum.

The Wisconsin ​​​​​Office of Children’s Mental Health recently released a “Feelings Thermometer” to help people support their preschool aged children. The guide is meant to help young kids identify their big feelings, and manage them. 

At least eleven Wisconsin communities have decided to stop adding fluoride to their public drinking water this year, citing possible health risks. At least four more communities are considering doing the same.

The NCES data is not broken down by state, but the trends it points out can be seen in Wisconsin.

For the first time in a decade, the American Academy of Pediatrics released updated recommendations on how pediatricians and caregivers can encourage early childhood literacy, with a Wisconsin doctor working on the effort. 

Project Ujima aims to help youth violence victims recover and thrive. The medical director of the program tells WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” the goal is to help patients heal outside of a hospital.

Years of school bullying in Mercer, Wisconsin, culminated in an assault, prompting a Lac du Flambeau Band family to move for their safety.