Many parents feel ill-equipped to aid their child's mental health, but studies show that active engagement fosters better ...

Talking about mental health is challenging, especially for kids. These video games explore mental health in kid and ...

A teacher speaks out about taking mental health days away from school and why she worries they may be doing more harm than ...

How young is too young? Making them wait until they're 16 may be the healthiest choice.

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 ...

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 ...

I’m a child clinical psychologist, and I say no to (most) mental health days for kids. Parents, teachers and employers will continue to have compassion for kids who could use a break in the wake of ...

Kids with complex mental and behavioral health needs who have long been stuck between emergency rooms and juvenile detention have a new treatment option in Hennepin County. A 13-bed youth behavioral ...