As a “very, very effeminate boy” growing up in Baltimore, Ben Appel was teased mercilessly. At school, where he was regularly bullied, the other kids called him “Bengay.” ...

State and territory governments in Australia will face scrutiny as part of a parliamentary inquiry on the outcomes and impacts of youth incarceration. The over-incarceration of First Nations children ...

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), children are particularly vulnerable because their developing bodies absorb lead more easily.