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Tag: children-and-youth

A collection of medicine at the McArdle and Swaney home on Dec. 15, 2022 in Carmel. Photo by Grace Hollars, Reuters.
Posted inWhatMatters

The debate over flavored medicine for California kids

Avatar photo by Lynn La August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

If you’re a parent, you know how difficult it can be to get your kids to take medicine that tastes bad.  Parents can remedy this by requesting their children’s prescription medicine to be flavored at the 3,000 pharmacies in California that are able to do so. But an unintended consequence of a 2019 law may […]

People wear hats and pins in support of former President Donald Trump during the California Republican Party convention in Anaheim on April 23, 2022. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

With Trump in mind, California Republicans change delegate rules ahead of 2024 primary

Avatar photo by Lynn La July 31, 2023August 3, 2023
Posted inHealth

Californians are smoking less: Why that’s a problem for these early childhood services

Avatar photo by Ana B. Ibarra July 18, 2023July 21, 2023
Forced and child marriage survivors arrive at a protest, organized to support a ban on child marriage, at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 22, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

Child brides: A campaign starts to ban underage marriages in California

Avatar photo by Rya Jetha June 23, 2023June 22, 2023
California State Senator Steven Bradford (right) speaks during a Reparations Task Force Meeting at San Diego State on Jan. 28, 2023. Phot by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

When will the Legislature vote on California reparations?

Avatar photo by Lynn La June 23, 2023June 23, 2023
Neighborhood resource coordinators Gustavo, center and Jawid Sharifi, right, meet with unhoused residents at a homeless encampment on W Street and Alhambra Boulevard in Sacramento on April 11, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
Posted inMental Health

Newsom is proposing a boost in mental health funding. Why children’s advocates are worried

Avatar photo by Kristen Hwang June 20, 2023June 20, 2023
A for rent sign in Sacramento on June 28, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

More momentum on California rent control

Avatar photo by Lynn La June 15, 2023June 15, 2023
Posted inInside the Newsroom

CalMatters Youth Journalism Initiative educates both students and teachers

Avatar photo by Sonya Quick May 31, 2023May 30, 2023
Students at Stege Elementary School complete classwork using tablets in Richmond on Feb. 6, 2023. Photo by Shelby Knowles for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

As lawmakers struggle to act, California schools turn to the courts to combat social media

Julie Lynem by Julie Lynem May 11, 2023May 10, 2023
A playground and picnic area in Roeding Park in Fresno on Feb. 25, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Posted inCommentary

California should keep its $60 million budget commitment to foster care children

by Guest Commentary May 9, 2023May 8, 2023

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