And for those with mental illness, there are additional considerations that can make the choice feel especially fraught. The ...

An estimated hundreds of thousands of children, many of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent in the Trump ...

Obesity rates in children have been on the rise for decades, having quadrupled from 1990 to 2022, and along with the rise in obesity, comes a rise in health risks. However, obesity can be broken down ...

Autism ranks among the top ten health problems for young people under 20. A new study published recently in The Lancet Psychiatry says that in 2021, nearly 62 million people had autism spectrum ...

Too much screen use among kids and teens – including endless social media scrolling, nonstop texting and hours of video games ...

Doctor’s visits for children’s anxiety rose by more than 250 percent over 10 years, according to a study of nearly two million children. By Ellen Barry A study of insurance claims for 1.8 million ...

For kids and teenagers, what does it mean to be “healthy”? It’s a loaded question as research findings, our habits and our living environments keep shifting and evolving. According to medical experts, ...

Minnesota doesn’t have enough psychiatric facilities for kids — and now one of the largest in the state is being temporarily shuttered as regulators found it is putting young people at risk of harm.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

Is a review of an unpublished draft study a statistically valid analysis comparing chronic disease outcomes in vaccinated ...

When her son was born, Lena Suarez-Angelino was a therapist and social worker with the state’s children’s mental health system, working with kids diagnosed with developmental delays and behavioral ...