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Business

Teens at Deptford Mall must be accompanied by adult chaperones on weekend evenings under new policy

Deptford Mall teen chaperone

Children's Health

Online racism can lead to PTSD symptoms among Black adolescents, study finds

Cyberbullying Mental Health Black Teens

Children's Health

Cancer death rate among kids and teens has declined by 24%, CDC says

Childhood cancer rates

Mental Health

Less than half of children with mental health disorders receive treatment, study finds

Investgiation

Four 15-year-olds identified as West Chester Railroad locomotive vandals

West Chester Railroad locomotive vandals

Investigations

Police seek teens who vandalized West Chester Railroad locomotive

West Chester Railroad

Government

This weekend, Ocean City enacts new curfew for minors, backpack ban on boardwalk

Ocean City Curfew Beaches

Government

Ocean City steps up enforcement against 'drunken teens' after Memorial Day weekend incidents

Ocean City Curfew

Children's Health

Teens should be trained on social media before creating accounts, APA says

Social Media Guidelines Teens

Books

'Beyond Magenta,' Susan Kuklin's profile of 6 trans teens, has become one of the most banned books in America

Beyond Magenta Kuklin

Protests

Philadelphia high school students plan climate strike for Friday

student climate strike

Business

Fashion District mall to prohibit unsupervised teens from entering after 2 p.m.

Fashion District Teens

Investigations

Juvenile crowd causes disturbances in Center City, leaves police officer injured

Center City teen crowd

Mental Health

Eating disorders among teens have more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic

Eating disorders teens

Government

Sea Isle City adopts curfew for teens, bans backpacks on beaches after 10 p.m. this summer

Sea Isle City Curfew

Government

Philadelphia City Council passes permanent 10 p.m. curfew for teens

Philly curfew teens

Mental Health

Hospitalizations for eating disorders still higher than pre-COVID

Hospitalizations for eating disorders on rise

Crime

Police seek to identify 100 juveniles who vandalized Mayfair Wawa

Wawa Mayfair Vandalized

Fitness

Planet Fitness offers free gym memberships to high school students this summer

Recreation

Eagles creating girls flag football league in bid to get sport sanctioned by PIAA

Eagles Girls Flag Football

Investigations

Montgomery County high school athletic trainer allegedly supplied teens alcohol before fatal DUI crash

Pottstown Martin Teens DUI

Courts

Bucks County hunter gets prison for fatally shooting teen at Nockamixon State Park

Heller Nockamixon Kutt Shooting

Wildlife

Bucks County teen treated at CHOP for venomous snake bite at High Rocks Park

Copperhead Snake Bucks County

Addiction

Vaping marijuana may be worse for teens than using e-cigarettes or smoking

Vaping marijuana

Addiction

Fatal opioid overdoses in young people often involve abuse of multiple drugs

opioid overdose multiple drugs

Investigations

Police seek public help in solving Bucks County teen's death at Lake Nockamixon

Jason Kutt

Employment

Philadelphia to offer paid online work for youth this summer through WorkReady

Workready jobs program digitization

Mental Health

Even teens with mild mental distress have increased suicide risk, study finds

Teens at risk of suicide

Addiction

Juul pitches locked e-cigarette that blocks underage users

Juul Age Lock FDA

Addiction

Pennsylvania A.G. sues Juul for 'cynically' marketing vaping to teens

Vaping lawsuit Pennsylvania

Children's Health

Sixers' Matisse Thybulle supports Abington teen in dire need of bone marrow transplant

Juwan Adams Thybulle

Addiction

Nearly as many teens are vaping marijuana as nicotine, NIH reports

Vaping Marijuana

Adult Health

When teens abuse parents, shame and secrecy make it hard to seek help

Teens abusing parents

Children's Health

More research shows benefits of bariatric surgery for obese teens with type 2 diabetes

Bariatric diabetes

Technology

Chester County teen wins $25,000 prize for vehicle blindspot technology

Alaina Gassler Blindspot

Athletics

Pennsylvania high school football player wakes up 4 days after head injury

Patrick Maloney

Opinion

Camden Freeholder: Ban vaping products until we understand the risks

New Jersey vaping ban

Health News

Tobacco sales to minors in Philly skyrocketed in 2018, health department says

Cigarettes Philly minors

Healthy Eating

Fast food may be a factor in rising teen depression, study finds

McDonald's Sodium

Investigations

Man arrested in fatal shooting of 15-year-old girl in Atlantic City

Nahquil Lovest Atlantic City

Addiction

San Francisco enacts ban on e-cigarette sales to curb youth addiction

Juul San Francisco

Investigations

Two teens killed in lightning strike at Pennsylvania park

Mammoth Park

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