‘Really scary’: Families brace for impact of transgender youth care ban in Ohio
Families across the state are bracing for the impact of an Ohio bill that will restrict certain transgender rights for minors. ABC News: Top Stories
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‘We’re all cried out’: Victims’ families confront school shooter before sentencing
Ethan Crumbley is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for killing four of his classmates and wounding others in the 2021 Oxford school shooting. ABC News: Top Stories
When a Child Is Shot, Trauma Ripples Through Families, Study Finds
Gunshots are the top cause of death for children and teenagers in the U.S. Fatal or not, the wounds reverberate through communities and the health care system. NYT > Health
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter sentenced to death; families, survivors react
A federal jury has sentenced Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers to death. ABC News: Top Stories
Opioid Distributors Cleared of Liability to Georgia Families Ravaged by Addiction
The case illustrates the enormous challenges that victims of the opioid crisis have had in getting compensation from the pharmaceutical industry, despite its pledge of billions of dollars to state and local governments. NYT >…
Families and COVID-19
Parents and caregivers are making hard decisions on how to protect their families from COVID-19. 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Families with Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Members
Children younger than 12 are not yet eligible to get vaccinated. And other family members who have a weakened immune system may need to keep taking steps to protect themselves after they’re fully vaccinated. Here…
Safer Travel Tips for Families with Unvaccinated Children
Some travel activities, like staying at guest lodgings, can increase your risk of getting COVID-19. Your chances of exposure are higher if you come into close contact with others, especially people you don’t know, or…
Bereavement calls helping to aid grieving families
by Jill Clendening There has been nothing normal about the COVID-19 pandemic, and grieving the loss of a life at a time when families have been unable to gather beside a bedside to say…