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Youth mental health has improved since 2021, but school safety has become a growing concern among students and an increasing cause for absenteeism, according to the CDC’s most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Despite widespread support for mental health training in schools, less than half of Americans believe most school staff have received it, according to the results of a recent poll by the American Psychiatric Association.

An updated AAP policy statement has new guidance for the safe administration of medication in schools.

Just ahead of the start of summer vacation, the CDC has released guidance on preventing infections among students in kindergarten through 12th grade for the 2024-2025 school year.

A study identified late or varied bedtimes as risk factors for worse grades and behavioral issues among high school students, according to results published in Sleep.

Participation in a free school meals program was associated with a modest decrease in obesity prevalence among students at more than 3,500 California schools, according to research findings published in Pediatrics.

Personalized care could help patients and providers plan safe returns to work or school from respiratory illnesses, according to a research review.

Mass shootings on school campuses in the United States have become more deadly over the last 25 years, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Returning to school early may speed children’s recovery from concussion, according to study findings published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

The COVID-19 pandemic reduced children’s readiness for kindergarten, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.