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Texas leaders have targeted trans youth, their families and gender-affirming care practices for months. It’s exacerbated feelings of anxiety and fear in trans youth, who already experience higher rates of depression, anxiety and suicide than their cis peers. Mental health practitioners can help navigate these feelings, but finding and accessing an affirming therapist in Texas can be a challenge.

Doctors from Children’s Health in Dallas and the Dallas County Health and Human Services department recommend kids between 6 months and 5 years old receive the COVID-19 vaccine, following the Centers for Disease Control’s endorsement this weekend.

A county judge granted a temporary injunction so doctors at Children’s Medical Center Dallas may be able to treat trans youth through next spring.

Loneliness in adolescents has been an increasing problem for many years, and research indicates that the pandemic continues to exacerbate things. As a result, many families are seeking mental health care for kids and teens.

Pediatric hospitals across North Texas are taking stock after a year of unpredictability and stress due to the COVID-19 surge across the state.

Vital Signs host Sam Baker spoke with Vanessa Simpson, the behavioral health care manager with Children’s Health. She said the loss of routine and fear of the unknown could have contributed to the rise in mental health issues among children.

Amid the pandemic, seasonal viruses like flu and West Nile virus have shown up in North Texas, but not RSV, a respiratory virus that affects mostly young children.

In response to questions from concerned parents, Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center has put together an online guide based on conditions…

One in five children in America are believed to have a mental health disorder. The reluctance to talk openly about it because of the stigma against such…

Parents who've spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) carry anxiety with them even after their baby is released.The NICU's constant barrage…

Ear infections are very common in young children. Most go away on their own, but some infections require antibiotics and other cases require further help…

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health have developed a new screening approach that can more quickly identify diseases hard…