Disruptive behavior disorders affect millions of children and teens worldwide, and behavioral challenges are a leading reason ...

The risk social media poses to kids’ health is “comparable with other modifiable lifestyle factors, such as physical inactivity and unhealthy diet,” concluded the research team led by Samantha Teague, ...

Lawmakers took important steps in 2025, but hundreds of Texas children still can’t access intensive mental health services, ...

For some children, however, traditional camps may not meet their needs—especially those facing mental, behavioral or social-emotional challenges. A local organization, Vital Health, has been working ...

A number of leading charities have issued a stark warning about the declining mental health of children and young people. A new report from mental health organisations reveals that rates of emotional ...

On a windy October morning, clad in a bright orange NASA suit and noise canceling headphones, Turner Sanderman fished apples with a mesh sieve from a water-filled crate. It had been a tough week at ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that measuring long-term stress through children’s hair samples can reveal early signs of mental health risks in those living with chronic ...

There's been a decline in the number of licensed foster homes across the U.S. For example, in the past five years, Nevada lost 40% of its licensed foster homes. South Carolina lost 60%. And of ...

Editor’s note: The Gazette reached out to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services for answers to questions for this story. Those answers were received after the story published. They were ...

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with ...