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Psychology professor edits award-winning encyclopedia on LGBTQ studies  - The publication of this encyclopedia is a testament to both scholarly and public interest in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer ...

The Scariest Part About America's LGBTQ Suicide Epidemic Is What We Don't Know About It  - The YRBS may measure suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among LGB youth, but the CDC has minimal data on actual LGBTQ suicide mortality ...

US Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems Endanger the Lives and Futures of LGBTQ ...  - New report finds that LGBTQ youth are disproportionately likely to face arrest, prosecution, and mistreatment in court and detention. Washington, D.C. ...

Which American colleges have the most LGBTQ -friendly campuses?  - Prospective students and their families today expect colleges to be LGBTQ -friendly. They want to know what LGBTQ programs, services and ...

These 12 Brooklyn technologists are attending the White House's LGBTQ Tech Summit  - The third annual White House LGBTQ Tech & Innovation Summit is happening today, and there's a whole mini-delegation of participants from ...

For LGBTQ Youth, Schools' Failures May Mean Higher Risk of Criminalization  - Judging from a new report looking at the overrepresentation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ( LGBTQ ) youth in our juvenile and ...

'Lesbian and transgender hillbillies' are taking over rural America  - Look out farmer friends, “lesbian and transgender hillbillies” are coming to ruin your small towns and bucolic views. How do we know? Because crack ...

U of L earns gay-friendly recognition  - The University of Louisville has been named among America's “Best of the Best” LGBTQ -friendly universities by a national non-profit organization that ...

How Artificial Intelligence Could Help Diagnose Mental Disorders  - Researchers are now applying that same approach, with the help of machine learning, to diagnose people with mental disorders .

Reducing Inequality and Poverty in America  - With a new American president and Congress taking office just six months from now, the time has come to rethink the government's ...

Famous faces head to the front lines of inequality in ' America Divided'  - A group of actors step out of Hollywood and into the heart of real issues in a new Epix docuseries about inequality , " America  ...

New reports address challenging child , adolescent mental health emergencies  - Dr. Chun Mental health problems are among the greatest contributors to the global burden of disease, and the number of U.S. children and ...

Failure to curb junk food ads 'will hinder parents' in fight against obesity  - Experts in child health had hoped that the government’s long-awaited plan for fighting childhood obesity would include a comprehensive commitment to rein in the power of the food industry to advertise its more unhealthy products to children.

Ways to keep your child healthy during the school year  - Don't ignore things we think might be minor health issues: rash, sinus infections, stomach pains, diarrhea etc. That could be early signs of something ...

Mental health services won't help children in temporary care settings  -  Children in care are four times more likely to have a diagnosable mental health disorder than those outside the system. Photograph: Alamy ...

Child's home address can help guide health care  - Cincinnati Children's, a non-profit, pediatric, academic medical center established in 1883, is internationally recognized for improving child health and ...