Teens View Anxiety, Depression as Biggest Problems in Lives, Study Says
Most American teenagers say they view anxiety and depression as a major problem in the communities where they live, a new Pew study indicates. The study found that 70 percent of teens view the mental health concerns as a major Read more >>
Donkey Therapy Helps Kids with Autism
At Cultivate Care Farms, an outpatient care farm in Bolton, Mass., clients with mental health, addiction and communication disorders come to connect with animals and agriculture as a form of therapy. Care farming is a centuries-old model that originated in Read more >>
Social Emotional Learning Report: A Nation at Hope [downloadable]
From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope from the Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development provides recommendations for integrating social-emotional learning (SEL) into schools to support students. Read more >>
The Psychiatrist Can See Your Child Now, Virtually
With a growing shortage of mental-health professionals for children and adolescents, more health-care providers are turning to technology. With a rising number of teens and adolescents suffering from depression and anxiety, and too few professionals to help, remote video consults Read more >>
Executive Function Deficits in Kindergarten May Predict Academic Difficulties in Primary Grades
New Penn State research suggests that children’s executive function deficits may be an important risk factor for academic difficulties. Preliminary findings from a three-year National Science Foundation-funded project, recently published in Child Development, show that executive functions in kindergarten predict Read more >>
How Teens Deal with Stress May Affect Their Long-Term Health
Most teens get stressed out by their families from time to time, but whether they bottle those emotions up or put a positive spin on things may affect certain processes in the body, including blood pressure and how immune cells Read more >>
Heavy Screen Time May Cause Premature Changes In Brain Structure Among Kids
Children who spend more than seven hours a day of screen time may experience premature thinning of the part of the brain that processes sensory information. The data comes from a $300 million research funded by the National Institutes of Read more >>
Boys Need Better Access to Mental Health Care. Why Aren’t They Getting It?
Mental health has become a crisis among America’s youth, and experts say the unique challenges and needs of young men are not receiving enough attention. Read more >>
Do We Need an Antidote to Perfectionism?
According to a spate of recent reports, perfectionism is on the rise, especially among young people. This is a very bad thing – perfectionism is linked to anxiety, depression and many other problems – but the silver lining is that Read more >>
Suicide Prevention: Self-Care Tips
A common misconception about suicide is that suicidal thoughts are uncommon and suicidal attempts signal that a person cannot be helped. This simply is not true. Read more >>
