Verbal abuse of children could be as damaging to their mental health in adulthood as physical abuse, researchers have found. A study of more than 20,000 adults in England and Wales found that people ...

Preventive mental health care begins at home and in schools. A clinical psychologist explains why emotional safety, early intervention and teacher training can protect children from long-term ...

Children who go to emergency departments in a mental health crisis and need to be hospitalized often end up stuck there for days, a new study finds. That happens in roughly one in ten of all mental ...

Pediatricians should screen children annually for mental or developmental issues, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends in a new clinical report. The recommendation comes in response to a ...

Some buildings carry meaning beyond their design or location. Sometimes, they symbolize a community’s commitment to something bigger. For Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, a new building ...

Dr. Steven Rogers of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center speaks about youth suicide prevention while Hector Glynn, chief executive of The Village for Families and Children, listens on Wednesday, ...

CLEVELAND — When your child says, "I don't want to go to school," it might be more than just a case of the Monday blues. A new national survey reveals that school avoidance is affecting families ...

The holiday season is often described as the most wonderful time of the year, but for many children, it can cause mental health challenges. With the sights of colorful holiday lights and the smells of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children, especially girls, who own smartphones before they are 13 years old may have worse mental health outcomes when they're ...

The data is undeniable: Too many of our kids today face an unprecedented mental health crisis with suicide inching up to the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10 to 24, according to ...

Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.