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HEALTH: Most antipsychotic drugs prescribed to teens without mental health diagnosis, study says
16 Jul 2015 News
Researchers expressed concern about drugs for bipolar disorder or schizophrenia being used on children without these disorders. Also worrying is that few patients undergo therapy alongside their drug treatment. 
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USA: Supreme Court wrestles with notion of child's best interest in adoption case
18 Apr 2013 News
Summary: The Supreme Court in America is trying to sort out a wrenching adoption case involving a Native American child, a...
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INDIA: Child maids face slavery, abuse and sometimes rape
22 Jan 2013 News
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UNITED STATES: Child accused of murder will be tried in juvenile court
30 Aug 2011 News
Summary: A judge has overturned a previous court decision to try a boy who allegedly shot dead his father's fiancée as an...
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UNITED STATES: Teen on trial for killing gay classmate
7 Jul 2011 News
Summary: Brandon McInerney is charged with the first-degree murder of a gay classmate, and prosecutors have added a hate...
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MEXICO: Drug cartels targeting and killing children
11 Apr 2011 News
Summary: According to the Child Rights Network in Mexico, 994 children and adolescents were killed in drug-related...
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UNITED STATES: White House addresses bullying in schools
10 Mar 2011 News
Summary: The anti-bullying campaign aims to protect students from harassment based on race, national origin, sexuality,...
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AFGHANISTAN: UN urges Afghanistan to protect women's rights
9 Dec 2010 News
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MALAYSIA: Loggers raped Borneo girls
9 Sep 2009 News
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USA: Bush approves child health care bill
2 Jan 2008 News
[29 December 2007] - President Bush signed legislation on Saturday that extends a popular children's health insurance...
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