Mental Health

For the first time, a study found a link between the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on family finances and children’s mental health, researchers reported.

HHS has announced the availability of $25 million for the expansion of primary care — particularly mental health services — in schools.

HHS announced it has awarded $250,000 in emergency funding to Community Action Agency of Columbiana County to assist with behavioral and other health concerns for those affected by the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Children born to mothers, not fathers, with primary antibody immunodeficiencies had greater risks for certain psychiatric disorders and for suicidal behavior, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 32 studies found that 22% of children and adolescents exhibit disordered eating, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

While the biggest event of the sporting world is behind us for 2023, many former players are still suffering from the after effects of their own pursuit of the Lombardi Trophy.

Youth suicide rates increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native and non-Hispanic Black youths, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Video game playing caused no harm in children’s cognitive abilities, according to the results of a small exploratory study published in the Journal of Media Psychology.

The proportion of teen girls in the United States who reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless increased nearly 60% from 2011 to 2021 to nearly three in five girls, according to data released Monday by the CDC.

Infants who cried excessively and were more irritable had smaller amygdala volume, as well as more internalizing and externalizing problems in childhood and adolescence, researchers reported.