Complete global and domain-specific screens for anxiety should begin at age 8 years, and this screening should be expanded at age 12 for depression and suicide, if not warranted earlier. HealthDay ...

GP Dr Nighat Arif outlines common health problems that concern parents, red flags to look out for, and when to call for medical help.

In 2024, about 15% of children in the U.S. ages 1 to 17 reported oral health problems, according to data analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Oona Hanson is a writer, educator and parent coach who specializes in helping families navigate diet culture and eating disorders. A common misconception about eating disorders is that they afflict ...

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 ...

New research from the University of Toronto found that childhood neglect, even in the absence of childhood sexual abuse and physical abuse, is linked with a wide range of mental and physical health ...

Maya and Angus both survived childhood cancer, but the treatments that saved their lives left them with chronic health issues ...