When it comes to medical or psychiatric issues challenging our children of all ages, we often know something is wrong but don’t readily know how to assess the problem. We might see changes in their ...

Starting this fall students in New York will join those in other states like California in not being able to access cellphones during the day. These bans are the culmination of years of education and ...

Our teenagers are in trouble. Headlines have been ringing loud alarms around adolescent mental health, and the data are sobering. In 2023, 40 percent of high school students surveyed by the Centers ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Belle Lin: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Friday, January 17th. I'm Belle ...

The Trump administration has taken away many resources for adolescent mental health. One service filling the gap is Teen Line, where teenage volunteers operate a crisis hotline for their peers.

The growing public awareness around mental health is in many ways a positive development. When mental health issues are less stigmatized, students are more likely to seek the care they need. But some ...

Children who go to emergency departments in a mental health crisis and need to be hospitalized often end up stuck there for days, a new study finds. That happens in roughly one in ten of all mental ...

The holiday season is often described as the most wonderful time of the year, but for many children, it can cause mental health challenges. With the sights of colorful holiday lights and the smells of ...

New research shows a jump in pediatric medical spending on behavioral health from 2011 to 2022, highlighting the urgent need ...