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How Easy Access to Guns at Home Contributes to America’s Youth Suicide Problem
School shootings in the U.S. are national tragedies, and the toll they take in lives cut short and traumatized distinguishes the U.S. from other high-income countries. But there is another way that guns are killing American children, and in far Read more >>
Citing a Mental Health Crisis Among Young People, California Lawmakers Target Social Media
Karla Garcia said her son’s social media addiction started in fourth grade, when he got his own computer for virtual learning and logged on to YouTube. Now, two years later, the video-sharing site has replaced both schoolwork and the activities Read more >>
Cyberbullying Linked With Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts in Young Adolescents
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults in the United States. In-person bullying is known to raise the risk of thoughts of suicide and attempts for both victims and perpetrators. Read more >>
What Is Children’s Mental Health?
Being mentally healthy during childhood means reaching developmental and emotional milestones and learning healthy social skills and how to cope when there are problems. Mentally healthy children have a positive quality of life and can function well at home, in Read more >>
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Mental health is an important part of overall health for children as well as adults. For many adults who have mental disorders, symptoms were present—but often not recognized or addressed—in childhood and adolescence. For a young person with symptoms of Read more >>
The ADHD Medication Guide [downloadable]
The ADHD Medication Guide© is a visual aid for professionals caring for individuals with ADHD. The guide includes only medications indicated for the treatment of ADHD by the FDA. Read more >>
What Does Childhood Anxiety Look Like? Probably Not What You Think.
The good news in all of this is that child anxiety is very treatable, especially with early intervention. Read more >>
Pediatricians Say the Mental Health Crisis Among Kids Has Become a National Emergency
A coalition of the nation’s leading experts in pediatric health has issued an urgent warning declaring the mental health crisis among children so dire that it has become a national emergency. Read more >>
How to Talk to Children and Teens About Suicide: A Guide for Parents
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for adolescents. The social and academic stresses of these years, combined with the availability of alcohol and drugs and the effect of social media, leave many parents concerned about the mental well-being of Read more >>
Opinion: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Is Helping Young People Find Purpose During the Pandemic
written by Vidya Krishnan, Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Children’s Health Council During my nearly 15 years as an adolescent psychiatrist, I have worked with hundreds of young people and their families seeking a path to mental health through problem-solving, Read more >>
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