Pediatrics News

HHS announced that it has awarded nearly $245 million to support youth mental health programs and help the health care workforce address the growing challenges of mental health in adolescents.

Historically underrepresented populations are more at risk for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death compared with white individuals, the CDC reported in November 2022.

Teens who feel happy, accepted and loved are more likely to maintain good cardiometabolic health as adults, and data show Black youths in particular were more harmed by fewer psychological assets, researchers reported.

The 2022 International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes guidelines include updates on insulin delivery, psychological care and nutritional management for children, adolescents and young people with diabetes.

Among children and adolescents in Israel, use of psychiatric emergency departments declined sharply during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the year prior, according to a study in BMC Psychiatry.

Children with mental or behavioral health conditions are more likely to experience pharmacologic restraint in the ED if they are young, male or Black, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

As the pediatric mental health emergency continues, its effects on children continues to be a focus of research. We compiled a list of pediatric mental health stories published in 2022.

We compiled a list of stories involving substance use and children that were published in 2022.

In October, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a final recommendation advocating for anxiety screening in asymptomatic youth aged 8 to 18 years and major depressive disorder screening in asymptomatic youth aged 12 to 18 years.

Costs associated with mental health telehealth for adolescents have skyrocketed since 2019, according to research from Nomi Health.