Category Archives: Children’s Issues

A Bully May Be Causing Serious Health Issues for Your Child

Category: Children's Injuries, Children's Issues, Personal Injury

Earlier this week, a report, “Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy, and Practice,” was released. The report linked bullying, the commonly thought of rite of passage, to the cause of myriad health issues facing children today. Bullying is defined as the aggressive, targeted behavior of one child against another. It is estimated that nearly a third […]

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Homeless Kids Await Placement in Preschool Programs

Category: Children's Issues

Nearly 200 homeless children are waiting for placement into Washington State subsidized preschool programs for low income families. The holdup: it would cost about $2 million to make space for them. Currently the state legislature is unable to fund expansion of the program to allow placement of the children into the program despite their eligibility. […]

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12 Children’s Safety Tips For Halloween

Category: Children's Injuries, Children's Issues

Selander O’Brien has represented injury victims in Washington for more than two decades – and our firm knows that no injury is more disturbing than those involving children.   The scariest night of the year is creeping up fast, and we’ve got a few tips to help keep kids safe this Halloween weekend. Costumes          When […]

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