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Pediatrician Stephen H. Chapman, MD, in conversation at his office at Dartmouth Health Children’s

How to Talk about Staying Safe from Guns

Gun injuries are now the leading cause of death for children and teens, ages one to 17, Learn how you can help protect children from unsupervised firearms.

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Heads Up: Foundations for Youth Mental Health

Dartmouth Health Children’s to launch next season of Heads Up series focused on children’s mental health

Mental health awareness series will feature community conversations and video series on topics surfaced in recent survey of New Hampshire parents, caregivers

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Tickets on sale now for 2025 Dartmouth Health Children’s New Hampshire East-West All-Star Football Game

Rosters announced for Teams East and West

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DHMC opens adolescent medical psychiatry unit to help address ongoing shortage of pediatric mental health beds

The six-bed inpatient unit will provide care to adolescents ages 12 to 17 experiencing mental health crises.

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From left, Eileen M. Duggan, MD, MPH, and Eric D. Martin, MD

“We’re being measured at the highest standards” – Dartmouth Health trauma programs at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Children’s Hospital at DHMC verified by American College of Surgeons

DHMC and CHaD have the highest level of adult and pediatric trauma center verification in New Hampshire, at Levels I and II, respectively.

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Dartmouth Health Children’s joins national youth gun violence prevention initiative

“Agree to Agree” unites gun owners and non-gun owners alike, building from the common ground we all share to protect our children from firearm injuries and death.

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Protecting Your Child Against the Rise in Measles Cases

Learn how to prevent measles infection in children and babies and why vaccinations are so important.

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