A recent study indicates that genetic variants associated with higher educational attainment are also linked to lower levels ...

A partnership between local employers and the public school system, as well as student behavioral problems, were highlighted at a forum Wednesday. Five candidates for the Allegany County ...

A six-year study that analyzed data from a 25-question screening tool found alarming evidence of unhealthy behavioral trajectories starting as early as age two among families affected by low income ...

Preschool children taught to name feelings and handle disagreements reported greater life satisfaction nearly two decades ...

If we make screens the villain, then we let the people who control children’s health care — Congress, insurers and health ...

Parents of children with mental health problems may experience stigma when the ideals that matter most to being considered a ...

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Do abuse and neglect cause behavior problems among children or do behavior problems among children cause abuse and neglect? A new study from researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human ...

How much time children spend on screens may matter less than many assume. In a Scottish study following thousands of children ...

The burden of child and adolescent mental health is especially urgent in Africa for three reasons. First, specialist mental ...

Data from more than 15,000 lower-income children ages 2 to 6 reveals higher-than-expected levels of significant behavioral dysfunction. Co-authors urge increased screening, prevention programs in ...