Tag: Child Psychology

Groups urge policymakers to increase funding to ensure all families can access mental health services

Eating a healthy breakfast and lunch tied to better well-being scores in both primary and secondary school children

Increased odds of mental health-related pediatric emergency visits seen for children living within four to five blocks of a shooting

One in eight children have mental disorders at any given time, but only 44.2 percent have received any services for these conditions

Involuntary hospitalization associated with being aged 12 years or older and being from Black versus White ethnic group

After the end of in-person instruction, increase seen in frequency of youth mental health concerns, including loneliness

Increased screen time at age 5 years linked to risks for multiple psychosocial symptoms; fewer risks found for electronic games than program viewing

While the virus itself is not a top concern overall, impacts of COVID-19, including screen time and mental health, rate highly

While there was a shift toward evidence-based indications, majority of use remains off-label