Children

A new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation found the Iowa economy loses close to a billion dollars annually due to childcare issues.According…

More than 50,000 -- or 16 percent -- of Iowa's children ages 10 to 17 are considered obese, according to data released this week by the Robert Wood…

Schools are often on the forefront in spotting mental health issues in children. But historically educators have received little training in this area. In…

As of this month, Iowa has a new children’s mental health system. Lawmakers have set up a system much like the adult’s mental health system to ensure…

Desire Christensen’s small office at the University of Iowa is filled with toys."Some of my favorite ones are my dinosaurs," said Christensen. "I was…

Iowa has received one of the top rankings for child well-being in the state, according to the annual Kids Count Data Book released Monday by the Annie E.…

Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a law (HF690) laying the groundwork for the state’s first comprehensive mental health system for children. It initially…

A western Iowa county has agreed to use space in its juvenile detention center to house a South Dakota tribe’s troubled youth.Under the agreement,…

Iowa ranks fifth nationally in overall child wellbeing in this year’s Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count Data Book. But there's still room for…

The world’s first openly gay head of government is in Iowa. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir served as Iceland’s Prime Minister from 2009 to 2013.Sigurðardóttir is…