TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A bill impacting how students would access mental health services at school is moving forward at the statehouse after the education committee advanced on Feb. 2. The bill would ...

South Carolina parents could gain more say on whether their 16- or 17- year old can seek mental health treatment, use birth control or receive a vaccine under a proposal in the state legislature.

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 2420 into law, requiring age verification and parental consent for minors downloading apps or making in-app ...

A U.S. federal judge in Texas halted enforcement of a new state law that would have required app stores and developers to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors, ruling the measure ...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced an investigation into what he called a "troubling incident," in which a Midwestern school allegedly vaccinated a ...

“If a provider ignores consent, violates an exemption, or keeps parents in the dark, HHS will act — quickly and decisively,” Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Nine states, including Wisconsin, have no law specifying whether minors can obtain birth control without parental consent. However, Wisconsin residents under age 18 can get contraceptives ...

Apple today detailed the tools it is providing developers for compliance with the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) that goes into effect in Texas in 2026. Starting on January 1, 2026, Apple ...

Apple has released new APIs and sandbox tools to help developers comply with the new requirements for apps available in Texas. Here are the details. Following the release the first developer beta for ...

Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to ArkLaTex. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. TEXARKANA, Texas -- After the recent passage of ...

Ordinarily, when children under 18 years old need health or mental health services, the clinician requests consent from their parents or legal guardians (Maslyanskaya & Alderman, 2019; McNary, ...

Canadian researchers have published new guidelines intended to make consent forms used in clinical research easier for patients to understand. The guidelines describe 75 core elements for consent ...