Senate committee hears testimony on banning synthetic food dyes from school meals Lawmakers heard sponsor and health advocates on SB 187, which would prohibit six synthetic food dyes in breakfasts and lunches provided by schools, with proponents citing health risks and staff reporting limited fiscal impact to districts and a Jan. 1, 2028 effective date.

Alaska lawmakers are considering a bold move to ban harmful synthetic food dyes in school meals, prioritizing children's health over colorful additives.

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Changes in routine, like school holidays, can be challenging for some children.
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This week's IL newsletter: Free SEND resources – New tools from @CaudwellChildren support emotional wellbeing for children with additional needs. #SENDSupport #Neurodiversity #ChildrensWellbeing #InclusiveEducation #IndependentLiving
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UK launches landmark consultation on children's online world: what's at stake UK government today opens a national consultation on children's digital wellbeing, covering social media age bans, AI chatbots, curfews, and age verification - open until 26 May 2026.

ICYMI: UK launches landmark consultation on children's online world: what's at stake #ChildrensWellbeing #DigitalSafety #OnlineConsultation #SocialMediaAgeBan #AIChatbots

UK launches landmark consultation on children's online world: what's at stake UK government today opens a national consultation on children's digital wellbeing, covering social media age bans, AI chatbots, curfews, and age verification - open until 26 May 2026.

ICYMI: UK launches landmark consultation on children's online world: what's at stake #ChildrensWellbeing #DigitalSafety #OnlineConsultation #SocialMediaAgeBan #AIChatbots

We’ll be presenting Supporting Children Through Grief & Bereavement with Twinkl TeachMeet, giving Early Years & Primary educators practical strategies to support children day to day.

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Heated hearing on repeal of statewide MTSS‑B exposes deep divisions over school mental‑health framework Representative John Sellers asked the committee to repeal the statewide MTSS‑B framework, calling it unfunded, ineffective and intrusive; dozens of district leaders, school psychologists, mental‑health providers, the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education defended MTSS‑B as a prevention-focused framework that improves instructional time, coordination and safety.

A heated debate in New Hampshire reveals a fierce clash over the future of the MTSS-B framework, with advocates touting its benefits for student mental health while critics demand its repeal.

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Senate adopts resolution raising awareness of pediatric autonomic disorders (POTS) Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 recognizes pediatric autonomic disorders (POTS) and urges awareness among physicians and insurers; sponsor said the syndrome affects about 1% of children and often begins in early adolescence. The resolution passed the Senate.

Utah's Senate just passed a groundbreaking resolution to raise awareness for POTS, a little-known condition affecting 1% of children—many of whom suffer in silence.

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Today is Parent Mental Health Day, which recognises the important link between parent's mental health and the wider health and wellbeing of the whole family.

#Parents #MentalHealth #ChildrensWellbeing

Jayne spent a great day training early years settings and schools in Hartlepool to deliver the EY PSED Skills for Life programme. 🌟

One participant said: “What a fabulous programme! I know it will help my children.”

#EarlyYears #PSED #ChildrensWellbeing #TeacherTraining

Banning social media for under-16s won’t magic away poverty, pressure or prejudice. Social media is a mirror — it reflects the problems we refuse to tackle.

#ChildrensWellbeing #Socialmedia

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Incoming CSAC president Susan Ellenberg urges counties to prioritize prevention and children's well-being Susan Ellenberg, incoming president of the California State Association of Counties, used her opening address to call for county-led prevention strategies focused on children's well-being, pledged statewide listening visits and highlighted county unity across California's 58 counties.

Incoming CSAC president Susan Ellenberg is calling for a transformative shift towards prevention and children's well-being in California's counties, emphasizing the need for unity and proactive strategies.

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#CA #ChildrensWellBeing #PublicSafety #CitizenPortal #CommunityPrevention

Want to help children build resilience and boost wellbeing?

🌈 My Happy Mind by Laura Earnshaw shares science-backed tools to grow confidence, understand emotions, and build healthy habits for life. A must-read for parents and teachers! 💛

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Want to help children build resilience and boost wellbeing?

🌈 My Happy Mind by Laura Earnshaw shares science-backed tools to grow confidence, understand emotions, and build healthy habits for life.

A must-read for parents and teachers! 💛

#MyHappyMind #ChildrensWellbeing

Fagley Primary pupils are loving their myHappymind lessons!

Through journaling, they’re exploring thoughts and feelings while growing in creativity, resilience, and self-awareness. Building positive mental health habits for life!

#myHappymind #ChildrensWellbeing #PositiveMentalHealth

Panel and health officials defend technical-advisory path for adding newborn screens State health officials and experts told the House Health Committee that Pennsylvania's technical advisory board, backed by Act 133 of 2020, is the appropriate and evidence-driven route for adding conditions to the newborn screening panel, while advocates urged faster, more transparent reviews for specific diseases. Witnesses described program scope

Pennsylvania's newborn screening panel is at a crossroads, balancing expert advice and urgent calls for faster action on critical health conditions.

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#PA #CitizenPortal #ChildrensWellbeing #PennsylvaniaNewbornScreening #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy

Committee Hears Broad Support for Mandatory PANS/PANDAS Screening Bill Parents, clinicians and advocates urged the Joint Committee on Financial Services to report House Bill 12‑49 and Senate Bill 8‑05 favorably so that routine screening for PANS/PANDAS is required in medical and clinical settings; witnesses described years of missed diagnoses, hospitalizations and high costs that early screening could prevent.

Parents and clinicians unite to push for mandatory PANS/PANDAS screenings, aiming to prevent years of misdiagnosis and suffering for children.

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जितिया व्रत 2025: महत्व, पूजा विधि और कथाएँ जितिया व्रत 2025: संतान की लंबी आयु के लिए महत्वपूर्ण व्रत। जानें पूजा विधि, कथाएँ और शुभ मुहूर्त। माँ का प्रेम और श्रद्धा का पर्व।

जितिया व्रत2025: महत्व, पूजा विधि और कथाएँ

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Michigan Lawmaker Questions Health Services Director on SNAP Error Rates and Staffing Cuts Representative Miller challenges Health Department Director on SNAP management and potential budget cuts.

Michigan lawmakers are raising alarms over the troubling state of children in the welfare system, questioning the effectiveness of the DHHS amid urgent calls for accountability and reform.

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A square tile with a photograph of a young person wearing rainbow face paint. It shows two of the key stats from the report: Higher mental health risks, 3x the rate of their non-LGBTQ+ peers. and £15,600 per participant of annual wellbeing benefits from the Free2Talk programme.

National surveys often underrepresent LGBTQ+ young people, and standard datasets rarely reflect the full diversity of gender and sexual identities. Our new report with Free2B addresses part of that gap, evaluating the Free2Talk mentoring programme.

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Middlesbrough children are discovering the joy of nature ‘like Minecraft in real life.’ Outdoor sessions are helping pupils thrive while exploring the world beyond screens.

Middlesbrough kids are trading screens for nature, finding real-life adventures as thrilling as Minecraft! 🌳 Outdoor learning boosts their wellbeing & connection to the natural world. #OutdoorLearning #Middlesbrough #Nature #ChildrensWellbeing

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Protecting children or punishing parents? New article from Special Needs Jungle: If you’re a parent of a child with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) or a home educator, you are likely to have heard of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools … The post Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Protecting children or punishing parents? appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Renata Watts ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2025 All Rights reserved

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Dental Connections Expands Access with Mobile Unit in Polk County Schools Dental Connections serves over 9,000 students in Polk County with mobile dental care.

Dental Connections is transforming dental care for underserved kids in Polk County with a mobile unit that's already helped over 9,000 students this year!

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#PolkCounty #IA #CitizenPortal #PolkCountyStudents #AccessToCare #ChildrensWellbeing #HealthEquity

#ChildrensWellbeing Bill - Greens call for an end to for-profit provision for children in care in England, as is being done in Wales

#ChildrensWellbeing Bill - I join others in calling for the legal right of #StayingPut to be extended to 25 for foster children, as many campaigners are calling for

The #ChildrensWellbeing Bill risks repeating the errors of the past 15 years in only focusing on crisis situations, rather than supporting all children and families. I'm working with @elliechowns.bsky.social on seeking to change that

#ChildrensWellbeing - what should be more central to this Bill than protecting children in England against assault, protection children in Wales & Scotland already have? The so-called #SmackingBan
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TCS remains committed to championing the voices of children and young people— we have to measure what we treasure.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #ChildrensWellbeing #YouthVoice #GoodChildhood #TCS #WellbeingMatters

St. Louis Coalition urges contract amendment to ban harmful pesticides in schools St. Louis No Spray Coalition calls for banning herbicides during city council meeting.

A powerful coalition is urging the St. Louis Board of Education to ban harmful pesticides in schools, citing alarming health risks for children linked to glyphosate.

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