Pediatrics News

More than $88 million in grant funds recently poured into youth mental health services and the treatment of substance use disorders, according to a press release from HHS.

An advisory panel composed of 21 psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians has developed a set of educational materials to address maternal mental health needs.

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.

Learning disorders are common among children in the United States, affecting approximately nine out of every 100, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Young adults who used prescription stimulants as children were not more likely than their peers to use illicit drugs later on, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

AUSTIN, Texas – Children and adolescents diagnosed with anxiety, depression or both had greater headache-related disability compared with those without, according to a poster presented at the American Headache Society annual meeting.

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.

Esketamine is an effective and well-tolerated treatment option for adolescents with major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Children born to placentas with fetal inflammatory syndrome are more likely to be diagnosed with neuropsychiatric disorders, according to a study published in Translational Psychiatry.