Mental Health

HHS announced it awarded $40.22 million in youth mental health grants during August, as well as the opportunity for $47.6 million in grant funding for school-based mental health services.

Strong associations between the genetic risk for suicide attempts in adults and their offspring were reported in a case-control study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

A pediatric typhoid vaccine provided immunity for up to 3 years in children as young as 9 months old, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health.

Initiating tobacco use during childhood was associated with inferior cognitive function and reduced brain structure, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

The American Psychiatric Association has issued a report detailing a strategy for addressing the crisis of psychiatric bed availability and need.

According to a recent survey, 49% of college students reported that mental health is their top concern as the fall semester begins, topping a list that included academics, inflation and mass shootings.

Orally administered cannabidiol reduced anxiety severity in adolescents and young adults with treatment-resistant anxiety disorders, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Family stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with problematic media use by children and teenagers, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The prevalence of pediatric obesity in the U.S. rose from 17% to 21% between 2011 and 2020, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The Kessler Foundation received multiple grants from the New Jersey Health Foundation for research projects that aim to improve cognition and mobility in patients with neurological disabilities, the foundation announced in a press release.