Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis call or text 988 to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7. The kids are not okay. In 2023 alone, 7,000 children were ...

Schools have a powerful strategy at their disposal to help improve students’ mental health, one that doesn’t necessarily require banning cellphones: Help kids—especially adolescents—get more sleep.

Ever since the advent of smartphones and social media, psychologists have been fretting about the potential adverse effects of these technologies, particularly on children and adolescents. Early ...

Adjunct Prof Terry Slevin, CEO, Public Health Association of Australia says that more also needs to be done to understand what is driving poor mental health among teens and how good mental health can ...

Close to 1 in 3 adolescents in the U.S. received mental health treatment in 2023, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported Tuesday, which works out to around 8.3 million ...

When parents are perceived as distracted by their phones or other technology during social or family interactions, it can affect the mental health of children between ages 9 and 11 years, according to ...

Co-authored by Srisindhu Medukonduru and Eunice Y. Yuen, M.D., Ph.D. Acne is a common, worldwide skin condition with a global prevalence of 9.4%. Interestingly, it is more prevalent in high-income or ...

More teenagers report high mental wellbeing - yet at the same time, those who are struggling rate their depressive symptoms significantly higher than previous cohorts did at the same age, according to ...