Mental Health

The AAP published guidance for emergency physicians that addresses best practices for managing pediatric mental and behavioral health emergencies, its first since 2018.

Device overuse and screen time topped a poll of parental concerns about children’s health, followed by concerns about internet safety and mental health, according to results released on Monday.

Social media appeared to be associated with fewer mental health issues among transgender and nonbinary youth, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Annual suicide deaths in the United States hit nearly 50,000 in 2022, reaching an all-time high, according to provisional data from the CDC.

Although mean daily out-of-pocket costs for buprenorphine — a medication for opioid use disorder — fell from 2015 to 2020 in the United States, cost remains a barrier for many people, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Gun death rates persisted at high levels in 2022, particularly among Black youth, and gun-related suicides increased 1.6% from 2021, reaching an all-time high, according to provisional CDC data.

Youth suicides unexpectedly declined in the United States during school closures for COVID-19, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open¸ which found a potential association between suicidality and the school calendar.

In 2021, unintentional opioid toxicity was attributed to one in 22 deaths among all adults and one in 10 deaths among those aged 15 to 19 years, a recent study found.

The prevalence of antipsychotic use in children under Medicaid substantially declined from 2008 to 2016, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

There was a “psychiatric boarding crisis” in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, as psychiatric services were not prepared to support the number of youths needing care, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.