The CDC rounded up rates of various mental health conditions among U.S. children for its first comprehensive report on the state of mental health among U.S. children between 3 and 17. About one in five children of these ages have a mental health disorder, according to the CDC, and estima...
CDC finds mental health woes in one in five U.S. kids - CBS NewsCBS News
Talking to children about mental health can be difficult. Many parents don’t want to expose their children to something so complicated and overwhelming; however, opening the conversation can remove the stigma and much of the stress associated with it. According to the CDC, mental health issues ...
So, not only is media’s impact on sleep evident, it’s also a mental health concern. The Child Mind Institute’s 2017 Children’s Mental Health Report on Smartphones and Social Media found that while you can make friends on social media, it’s also linked to an uptick in mental health...
Policy makers should consider responses to address COVID-19’s short-term disruptions for children’s mental health services while also laying groundwork to improve children’s mental health services in the long term. Facilitating Technology-Enabled Modalities That Expand, Extend, and Sometimes Replace...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- American children's mental health crisis has gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to two new studies published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday.
Internationally, there is a wealth of research suggesting that many children and young people experience mental health problems. However, the evidence from low- and middle-income countries and developing nations is generally limited. This scoping review
parents may also see their child’s ADHD alongside other mental health conditions typical for kids and teens—such as depression and anxiety. Data for the same period showed about 5.8 million children were diagnosed with anxiety and 2.7 million children were diagnosed with depression, the CDC ...
Children who aren’t receiving in-person instruction and their parents “might experience increased risk for negative mental, emotional, or physical health outcomes” and they may need more support to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, the researchers wrote. ...
Mental health is an essential part of our overall health at every stage of life. Learn why kids' mental health matters and how to model healthy behaviors that will inspire.