Children & Youth

Data shows teen and child suicide rates have increased in Connecticut. The Department of Children and Families will implement a pilot prevention program in five schools.

Connecticut's Manson Youth Institution will stop using solitary isolation to discipline children following an agreement between the U.S. Justice Department and the state Department of Correction after an investigation.

As officials asked whether a CT psychiatric facility was safe enough for adolescents, another question loomed: If not, where would they go?

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act is a historic landmark because, for the first time, it holds big tech companies accountable for protecting children’s online privacy and safeguarding them from dangerous online content.

Stew and Kim Leonard lost their toddler in a drowning accident in 1989. Last year, the couple opened Stewie the Duck, which teaches 1,000 kids to swim every week — and donates the profits to cover swim lessons for kids in need.

Many advocates say state leaders could be doing more to protect LGBTQ+ students, but the debate among lawmakers is far from settled.

Six schools in Bridgeport will offer extended social and emotional learning to students and staff, thanks to a federal government grant. The Social-Emotional Learning Community Schools Program was created to help kids cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reports of abuse, underpaid staff and inadequate mental health support at Connecticut’s group homes for troubled children have prompted an overhaul of the program.

Health professionals say climate change is hurting public health in Connecticut. The bill would direct the state to be more aggressive in requiring the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy investments.

A report found societal disconnection among nearly one-fifth of CT's young people. Now, a coalition is taking the first steps to change that.