Kids

Rhode Island is one of a small but growing number of states that allow medical marijuana for treating severe forms of autism.

Congress has enshrined in law an Obama-era executive order banning youth solitary confinement in federal prisons. The reform was one of many included in the First Step Act.

Trey Brown and his family are trying to decide whether he should pursue entrepreneurship full time or be a normal kid.

Foster children who live in residential facilities in Pa. suffered physical and verbal abuse in hundreds of documented cases between 2010 and 2018, according to a new report.

Though it’s cleaner than in the 1970s, the plant is still one of the biggest sources of air pollution in all of Western Pennsylvania.

What Philadelphia can learn in crafting a pre-K program to close the achievement gap for kids from economically disadvantaged communities.

Gratitude to the Philadelphia philanthropist lasts a lifetime.

Guests: Stacey Patton, Elizabeth Gershoff Parents shouldn’t spank their children, according to the American Aca ...

Results of a new study by University of Pennsylvania researchers contradict previous reports showing a connection between conduct problems and marijuana use.

These results underscore the shortcomings in how ADHD is identified.

Hours before her evening event at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia, Michelle Obama surprised a group of teens with a visit.

While not a big jump statistically — the share of uninsured kids rose to 5 percent in 2017 from 4.7 percent a year earlier — it is still striking.

DEA says community outreach efforts — including sponsoring after-school and summer programs — are as vital as its law enforcement mission in addressing the opioid epidemic.

Philadelphia’s City Council held a first-of-its-kind hearing Tuesday with school district officials and members of the city’s new school board.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale also warns parents to be wary of 'smart' toys that collect and store data.