Mental Health

Higher daily screen time for toddlers appeared to be associated with more intense expressions of anger as they got older, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Youth mental health has improved since 2021, but school safety has become a growing concern among students and an increasing cause for absenteeism, according to the CDC’s most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

The Healio news staff received an APEX award in the category of Writing/Topics for work on the potential role of psychedelics and alternative therapies for mental health issues and other medical conditions.

Despite widespread support for mental health training in schools, less than half of Americans believe most school staff have received it, according to the results of a recent poll by the American Psychiatric Association.

Suicide rates among U.S. preteens increased significantly from 2008 to 2022, with the greatest increases being among Hispanic preteens and girls, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Frequent use of touch-screen tablet games by toddlers may inhibit crucial interactions with their parents, according to preliminary research published in JAMA Network Open.

Since the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in 2022, counselors have answered more than 10 million calls, texts and chats from people seeking help for suicidal thoughts and mental health crises, according to HHS officials.

A recently published case report summarized the successful initiation of buprenorphine treatment in two adolescents who presented to a pediatric ED with opioid withdrawal.

Adolescents who experienced housing insecurity beginning in infancy reported worse overall health outcomes, including anxiety and depressive symptoms, according to study results published in Pediatrics.

In the United States, 41,116 people died by suicide in 2021, making suicides the leading type of violent death that year, MMWR data showed.