Adolescent Medicine

A recently published CDC study painted a detailed picture of mental health and suicide risk among high schoolers in the United States.

High school students with poor mental health were more likely to skip breakfast every day than peers who did not report poor mental health symptoms, according to a study published in MMWR.

One in five high school students in the United States reported being unfairly disciplined at school, according to findings published in MMWR.

Teens and young adults who used cannabis had lower grades and school attendance and were less likely to complete high school or college compared with their peers who did not use cannabis, according to recent findings.

ORLANDO — In a new policy statement, the AAP advocated for a trauma-informed approach to addressing behavioral issues in schools instead of using exclusionary discipline like suspension and expulsion.

ORLANDO — More than one in three adolescents experience period poverty — or difficulty accessing menstrual products — according to a study presented at the AAP National Convention & Exhibition.

More than one-quarter of sexually active adolescents who accessed care in EDs reported not using contraception, raising their risk for pregnancy, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

SAN DIEGO — In a small cohort of young people, use of gepants to treat headache led to some therapeutic benefit and led to few adverse events, according to a poster from the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

Adolescent suicides increased by all methods — including firearms — from 1999 to 2020, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The AAP offered support for pediatricians in developing policies and practices that align with the confidentiality needs of adolescent patients.