Pediatricians should screen children annually for mental or developmental issues, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends in a new clinical report. The recommendation comes in response to a ...

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 ...

As kids head back to school, not everyone might be excited or that excitement can dwindle as the newness wears off and day-to-day grind sets in. Some kids become anxious about a new school year, ...

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 ...

New research commissioned by The Kids Mental Health Foundation has found that the majority of adults experience a significant knowledge gap between their recognition of the importance of supporting ...

Dr. Steven Rogers of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center speaks about youth suicide prevention while Hector Glynn, chief executive of The Village for Families and Children, listens on Wednesday, ...

Brightline, a pediatric mental health provider, has opened its first in-person clinic in Brooklyn, New York. Since 2019, Brightline has been providing virtual mental health services in five states.

Pediatric emergency departments (EDs) are conducting laboratory tests of children who present with mental health issues, despite evidence that the tests are not necessary and rarely result in ...

The list feels endless, when it comes to the 24-hour news cycle and increased social media visibility of school shootings, airline crashes, the political landscape, climate change and general human ...