The holidays aren't always joyful for kids. Why anxiety and depression spike this time of year — and what parents can do.

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...

The Bronx now has a new state-funded 21-bed children's psychiatric facility, increasing local inpatient care by 31%.

Much of the previous literature on the intergenerational effects of ACEs is limited by small sample sizes from a single health system, city, or state. To our knowledge, only one previous study used ...

Children in many countries are growing up surrounded by violence. It may happen at home, in their neighborhoods, or both.

“Mental health issues are academic issues and can no longer be siloed or deprioritized,” the authors wrote. Superintendents ...

We are witnessing a generation of children and teens struggling with unprecedented rates of depression, anxiety, and self-harm. The U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, M.D., has declared that we are ...

Barboursville School, a psychiatric facility in Cabell County that serves children with complex mental health needs, is set ...

Texas lawmakers are requiring youth camps to have weather alert systems, emergency preparedness plans and several ...

A program at Children's Wisconsin trains medical experts in understanding how to limit gun access in families with at-risk ...

Karan Aujla lost both parents young. Learn how his childhood struggles shaped his mental health and inspired his music ...