Florida bans children under 14 from social media in sweeping new law
Children under 14 will be barred from joining social media in Florida from next year. Signed into law by governor Ron DeSantis, the legislation directs social media firms to delete the accounts of under-14s. Children aged 14 and 15 will also need parental consent before signing up for platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. Companies who […]
Three children among eight killed in Texas mall shooting – as one boy left orphaned
Three children are among the eight people killed in Saturday’s shooting at a Texas shopping center – with one child orphaned after his parents and brother died. Mauricio Garcia opened fire at Allen Premium Outlets, 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown Dallas, sending shoppers running for their lives. Kyu Song Cho, 37, and Cindy […]
The death rate for adolescents and children in the US skyrocketed in 2020 and 2021
The US child and adolescent mortality rate skyrocketed in 2020 and 2021, a boost not fueled by deaths from covid-19, but by fatal injuries from firearms, drugs and car accidents, according to a study published this Monday in the academic journal JAMA. The pandemic years produced a marked change in infant mortality trends, which had […]
Deaths of children under 5 years of age due to opioid use are increasing in the United States, according to a study
The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has risen significantly, according to a new study of accidental poisonings of children five years of age and younger. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics, analyzed a national database and found 731 children under the age of five among […]
How the Brandon Alexander Foundation is Impacting Countless Children and Families in North America and Beyond
In a world where communities are vital, especially when populations are asked to social distance for the sake of communal health, it’s difficult to navigate as a parentless child or a parent who has lost their offspring. As research demonstrates, many parentless children may develop pseudo-orphan syndrome due to them not having one or both […]
