Children

Since 2016, 41% more Ohio children with development delays and disabilities need early intervention services to help them thrive. Learn how the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities is meeting the growing need.

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Dayton Public School officials held a grand opening for a new food pantry on Wednesday. Edison Elementary is now the first school in the district to have a pantry that’s available for students and their families.

Nan Whaley, Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, said other states are doing a better job at helping low-income parents afford baby formula.

Partisan Ohio mapmakers make an emotional plea to the Ohio Supreme Court as justices again decide whether to hold the state’s redistricting commission in contempt. Meanwhile, a federal hearing to determine how much Walmart, Walgreens and CVS should pay two northeast Ohio counties.

A national baby formula shortage is worrying some Ohio residents. Also, a bill to change Ohio's constitutional laws on bail is gaining steam.

Parents who depend on the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program are struggling to get enough formula for their infants.

Two years into the pandemic, data shows that the toll on children’s mental health has been profound. Children of frontline health care workers had a front row seat to the pandemic’s scariest moments from day one.

State leaders say a drug use awareness program, currently for K-3 students, is being used successfully in a handful of schools

Sister app Instagram is also launching new parental controls, as the social media company faces pressure to address safety risks to kids in virtual reality.

The Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board did not come to an official agreement on the issue in their last meeting but they will meet again in May.

When the pandemic forced schools to close in 2020, children spent more time at home. That’s when calls to national and local domestic abuse hotlines skyrocketed, advocates say.