Children/ youth

10 September 2025

Missing limbs and loved ones, Gazan children begin treatment journey abroadA small group of Gazan families arrived in the Lebanese capital Beirut earlier in September for medical treatment. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

6 September 2025

Youth in Singapore want to make a positive impact and ready to take road less travelled: David NeoThe findings, based on more than 200,000 responses, will shape the SG Youth Plan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

1 September 2024

Singapore’s tough stance on vapes draws mixed response amid surge in youth vaping overseasHealth experts in Malaysia have lauded the move, but a New Zealand lobby group has called it “fearmongering”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

28 August 2024

More than half of vapers, 8 in 10 etomidate abusers are under 30: Ong Ye KungMr Ong said the new measures allow for “rapid escalation” of penalties against etomidate abusers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

12 August 2025

Indonesia’s Youth and the Online Demand for Change | FULCRUMIndonesian youth have taken to social media to vent their concerns about inequality. This should be taken seriously.

2 July 2025

Over 5,000 pre-schoolers work on SG60 mural made of reused plastic toys at MRT stationThe artwork, said to be the largest mural in Singapore made from reused plastics, was unveiled at Promenade MRT station. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

20 June 2025

Violations Soar Against Children in Armed ConflictLast year was the most devastating year for children in armed conflict in two decades, according to the new annual report from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

8 March 2025

As the number of young drug abusers in Singapore continues to rise, youth advocates say it's time to fight back smarterAdvocates, including former drug users and student volunteers, are using sports, peer support, and creative outreach to steer at-risk youths away from drugs and reshape the conversation around addiction.

29 August 2024

Community Heroes: Why I teach kids coding for free, despite being told I'm 'too young'Some of my friends said that there was no way I can start a ground-up initiative. This was when I told them about starting Kids Learn Code at 13, while studying full-time in secondary school.

9 April 2024

Commentary: Are our Singaporean youths ready for the working world?Young adults often feel ill-prepared when entering the workforce. Strong relationships with older working adults will help them gain confidence, says NUS lecturer Jonathan Sim.

20 April 2024

Don’t isolate kids with autism, involve them in regular activitiesGreater interaction between mainstream and special-needs students can deepen understanding. Read more at straitstimes.com.

21 March 2022

New child protection centre opens in Bedok to deal with rising abuse casesBesides Child Protective Service, Bedok centre is one of four centres here handling child protection cases. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

10 March 2022

KidSTART programme for children of lower-income families to expand nationwideSINGAPORE: A programme to help young children from lower-income families will be progressively expanded nationwide from next year, said the Ministry of Social and Family Services (MSF). The KidSTART programme, first piloted in 2016, provides support to lower-income families with young children up to six ye

10 March 2022

Lack of outdoor play saw children in Singapore gain weight during Covid-19 circuit breaker in 2020: StudyThe two-month long circuit breaker saw residents adhering to a strict stay-at-home order from April 2020. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

5 February 2022

In a first, 5 inmates jailed multiple times tell all from inside Changi’s maximum-security prisonThese recalcitrant offenders reveal their identities in CNA’s groundbreaking documentary, Inside Maximum Security. It is an unvarnished look at their lives of crime, their stint in jail as it unfolds and their battle to reform.

4 February 2022

Man admits punching father over computer problems, throwing stationery at motherSINGAPORE: Angry that a computer programme was not working, a man punched his father in the face, prompting the older man to move out of their home. Lim Jun Hong, 25, pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to his father and one charge of causing hurt by a rash act that endangered the safe

4 February 2022

Children's mental health: Huge rise in severe cases, BBC analysis revealsAs referrals rise for self-harm and eating disorders rise by 77%, schools see a wave of other less severe issues.

4 February 2022

Inadequate HIV Testing of Children Across 7 African NationsThe first study to estimate rates of undiagnosed HIV in children across sub-Saharan Africa found significant gaps in HIV testing.

3 February 2022

Making Music, Changing Lives: Youth Orchestras Help At-Risk KidsBethany Uhler Thompson didn’t know what to expect when she decided to start a youth string orchestra at Chatham Youth Development Center. She was inspired by her uncle, who was incarcerated and had confided in her how isolating being in prison could be. Thompson used to perform with her cello in a juvenile detention center […]

2 February 2022

Soaring pneumonia and starvation is killing thousands of children in AfghanistanPneumonia cases are soaring in Afghanistan and killing children unable to access healthcare facilities, leading humanitarian organisation for children Save the Children said on Monday. Since the Tali…

1 February 2022

Commentary: What’s behind young people’s violent behaviour?A video clip showing schoolgirls hurting each other made its rounds on social media recently and the police and the school have said they will deal with it internally. SUSS’ Omer Ali Saifudeen discusses the issue of violence among young people.

21 January 2022

'Time-poor parents': Most young children in Singapore get excessive screen time, KKH survey showsNew guidelines for young children's daily activities have been launched by a research group led by KK Women's and Children's Hospital.

9 September 2021

More youth involved in drug abuse and sexual offences even as juvenile crime rate falls 43%A new report found that the number of young drug abusers rose by 10 per cent between 2016 and 2020. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

21 June 2021

Young offenders face more challenges completing probation amid factors like impulsiveness, peer influence: MSFSINGAPORE: Younger offenders tend to face more challenges completing their probation orders due to a range of individual and social factors such as being impulsive and susceptible to peer influence, said the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). According to

14 April 2021

‘I regret committing crime’: Inside the Probation Service and lives of youth offendersWhen the courts decide to keep young offenders out of jail, it is up to one team to find out how they can be rehabilitated. CNA gets an unprecedented look at the work of Singapore’s probation officers.

3 February 2021

ST CloseUp: InstaSex and when teens fall prey to social media voyeursCloseUp investigates what lurks behind the smartphone screens of many Singapore children and adolescents. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

29 August 2020

To help Singapore’s youth at risk, these outreach workers must hit the streets, and fit inThrough art and music, the workers aim to get youths to express themselves and open up about their problems. But befriending them is the first challenge, which calls for some acting skills too.

10 August 2020

IN FOCUS: The challenges young people face in seeking mental health helpSuicide continues to be the leading cause of death for youths, with a total of 71 people aged 20 to 29 taking their own lives last year. CNA looks into why some young people delay seeking mental health treatment, despite growing awareness in Singapore.

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