Pediatrics News

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has announced its intention to use an endowment of more than $550 million to improve its mental health programs.

Autistic women and girls were more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, as well as be hospitalized for a psychiatric incident, compared with autistic men and boys, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

The COVID-19 pandemic and H1N1 epidemic were associated with adverse mental health events in adolescents and youth from low- and middle-income countries, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — There are three ways a primary care pediatrician can tackle the opioid epidemic head on, according to an expert on addiction in young people.

Nearly three out of four U.S. high school students reported at least one adverse experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, a CDC study found. The experiences were associated with poor mental health and suicidal behaviors.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has released final recommendation statements on anxiety, depression and suicide risk screening in children and adolescents.

The HHS is investing $27 million to improve mental health care for children, according to a press release.

Gender-affirming top surgery was associated with improved chest dysphoria, gender congruence and body image satisfaction in transmasculine and non-binary patients aged 12 to 24 years, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Anxiety related to food allergy among children goes beyond being nervous in uncontrolled environments where triggers may be encountered, and current therapies may fall short of addressing the specific needs of these patients.

HHS has released its “Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration,” which details policy solutions to help integrate mental health and substance use care into large health care systems.