Pediatrics News

Hispanic, Black and Asian children have unmet mental health treatment needs compared with their white peers, according to a study in Pediatrics.

Below is a list of stories involving substance use and children that were published by Healio in 2023.

Adolescents fell asleep an average of 11 minutes later each night for every hour they used a screen device to communicate with friends during the day, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Two football players at Lake Travis High School in Lake Travis, Texas, have been accused of coating the cleats and uniform of a teammate with a severe peanut allergy in peanut products. The teammate developed hives.

More than 60% of 12th graders who responded to a yearly survey of junior high and high school students reported not using alcohol, cannabis or nicotine in the past 30 days — the highest level of abstention in the survey’s history.

A rise in child suicides in the United States may be connected to the nation’s opioid crisis, according to a study published in Demography.

Transgender and gender-expansive young people report worse quality of life mental health scores compared with the general U.S. population, according to study data.

Pediatric ED visits for firearm injuries nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with earlier trends, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Pediatric mental health emergencies increased with each COVID-19 wave in New York City, a study in Pediatrics found.

WASHINGTON — Nearly one in four children screened positive for suicide risk at a pediatric ED in Chicago during a 3-year period, according to a study presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.