The organization found that school-based mental health apps were safer than direct-to-consumer apps.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among children aged 10 to 14 in the U.S. That’s evidence of a systemic failure in identifying and addressing mental health concerns in young people.

As Mental Health Awareness Month ends, one powerful tool for supporting children’s emotional well-being may already be in your home: a book and a few minutes together.

Child psychiatry was not built to protect children of color. Understanding its racist origins is essential before parents of ...

A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, UMass ...

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, ...

Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.

When parents who need mental health care go without, their kids often suffer. Children who grow up in chaotic or abusive environments are more likely to develop their own mental health problems.

Nurses’ union criticises ‘catastrophic system-wide failure’ in NHS as more under-18s getting stuck in emergency wards ...

Doctor’s visits for children’s anxiety rose by more than 250 percent over 10 years, according to a study of nearly two ...

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