The outlook is bleak for children who lose access to Medicaid in school. As one health expert put it, kids will get sicker, “which will cost everybody ...

Working on Womanhood, un programa de salud mental escolar, hace que las estudiantes se sientan “escuchadas y comprendidas”

Tutoring, literacy programs and focused math instruction were long-term district investments that stretched the impact of short-term federal grants.

Many students are mapping out their own support plans years after a 2019 Illinois law was enacted to support student mental health at public universities and community colleges.

Chicagoans say the barriers to accessing mental health services affect youth, adults and communities alike.

Black and Latina girls are often perceived as not needing mental health support. The Working on Womanhood program, which operates in several school districts around the country including Chicago, Boston and Dallas, is a school-based program that

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WEST LOOP — Some teens spend their extracurricular time in clubs, sports or jobs. Chicagoan Nikita Agrawal spends hers researching how to predict

Support groups and counseling help students overcome social and emotional struggles after COVID-19.

While some view college as the best route to financial stability, studies show career and technical degrees cost less and can produce a higher income.

Racial stereotypes and reluctance to be in a racial minority are part of the calculus of how white parents choose schools.

With a sleight of hand, Stuart Lustig teaches young people how to prevent HIV/AIDS.

Former NASA computer programmer and classical guitarist Sheryl Tamboulian finds her true passion in medicine.

Young Black Americans are more at risk of experiencing anxiety and depression, and the rate of Black youths who have died by suicide is increasing faster than any other racial or ethnic group. Adults and communities should step in to support young Chicagoans, therapist Thomas Ivey says.