The global burden of child and youth deaths remains high, despite dramatic reductions in under-5s deaths, and there are stark inequalities across the globe in the availability of health services to ...

Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

Globally, 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10–19 experiences a mental disorder - yet major gaps remain in how mental health care is organised, implemented, and ...

Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph. D. A high school student in Australia wrote with five good project questions about growing up as an only child, seeking answers which might help parents appreciate some ...

Interview with Dr. James Garbarino on the effects of exposure to gun violence on child and adolescent development. 10m 11s Download Does gun violence affect the mental health of U.S. children? That ...

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, digital media use was consistently associated with risks to child and adolescent health ...

India faces a growing, largely neglected crisis in child and adolescent mental health, rooted in early vulnerability and ...

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child’s developing brain. Air pollution causes harmful contaminants, ...

Largest group of Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists in the state Provides the largest range of child and adolescent psychiatry services in Alabama Liaison relationships with regional ...

AFRICA: AFRICA is home to approximately 160 million adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 (according to 2022 data by the United ...