Children

Lawmakers and advocates in Connecticut pushed for a child tax credit on Wednesday.

A new law makes Connecticut the 13th state to require Medicaid coverage for rapid whole-genome sequencing for some critically ill infants.

WSHU's J.D. Allen spoke with Dr. Sharon Nachman, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, about the questions parents have about monkeypox for the upcoming school year.

Pediatric coronavirus hospitalizations in Connecticut have risen dramatically in recent weeks, and health officials are reporting crowded emergency rooms in children’s hospitals.

”Suicide is now the second-leading cause of preventable death for children starting at age 10,” state Child Advocate Sarah Eagen said.

A local Connecticut child welfare agency participated in a program run by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) to improve the services they provide to LGBTQ+…

The night before 11-year-old Ella was admitted to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in early May, her father Sean thought his daughter’s mood seemed…

Connecticut’s child welfare agency is funding access to over 60 mental health care providers who offer evidence-based practices to help children cope…

Connecticut-based Save the Children says the U.S. is on par with developing nations when it comes to protecting children. On Wednesday the organization…

Connecticut lawmakers heard testimony this week in support of a bill that seeks to combat child obesity at an early age.The legislation would increase…