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Doctors, Medical Groups Call for Focus on Mental Health in Gender-Confused Children

New declaration sounds alarm on the long-term risks of subjecting children to so-called gender affirming interventions.
Doctors, Medical Groups Call for Focus on Mental Health in Gender-Confused Children
Symbols indicating male and female bathrooms are seen in Perth, Australia, on March 16, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
6/8/2024|Updated: 6/9/2024
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More than 100 medical professionals and groups have signed onto a declaration that calls for a shift in focus toward addressing underlying psychological problems in children who experience discomfort with their sex.

The Doctors Protecting Children Declaration was issued by pediatricians, doctors, researchers, medical ethics advocates, and faith-based medical groups on June 6 at a news conference in Washington.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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