To date, most research on mental illness has centered on mental disorders in adults. However, the mental health community has now begun to focus on mental illness in children.

Mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety were among the most impacted. Age-standardized disability rates ...

For children struggling with mental health disorders, movement may be the answer A new study finds physical fitness impacts mental health in children and young adults.

Research in Health Economics indicates that introducing school grades—with A as the highest grade and F as a failing grade—at ...

That’s the finding of a new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of California Los ...

Between the years 2010 and 2019, the percentage of publicly insured children with a mental health or neurodevelopmental diagnosis increased.

Children with autism face the distressing problem of being at high risk of developing mental health challenges ...

When we talk about mental health, we often picture adolescence or adulthood. But it's also essential to consider babies and ...

Eating disorders are the second most deadly mental health condition. Why do so few get care? Relatively little funding goes toward improving treatments for these conditions, which face deep stigma ...

Medicaid plays a key role in supporting new moms – it’s the largest payer of pregnancy care and births in Florida. It also ...

Psychologists and disaster experts say natural disasters, such as the floods in Texas, can take a heavy mental health toll.