Preventive mental health care begins at home and in schools. A clinical psychologist explains why emotional safety, early intervention and teacher training can protect children from long-term ...

La Maida's ecological approach to mental healthcare, assessing a child's relationships and communities. (Photo by Chris Benson / Unsplash) The California-based La Maida Project announced this month ...

A new study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute finds that mental health care gaps for U.S. children remain ...

New research commissioned by The Kids Mental Health Foundation has found that the majority of adults experience a significant knowledge gap between their recognition of the importance of supporting ...

I AM 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 ...

Emily Nelson wrapped up her in-person work with patients Monday at Providence Alaska’s Crisis Recovery Center in Anchorage. Later this month, the program will close permanently. Nelson is a mental ...

A student builds a safari in a sand box with therapist Abby Davis at Catholic Charities Children’s Day Treatment on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Davis said the way children play can ...

The Sutter County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved an agreement between a dozen organizations designed to improve early ...

Amid a rise in need for behavioral health services for children, a new hospital is set to open soon to treat children for their mental health in Grand Rapids. Sully, a yellow Labrador, will be the ...

Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.

Questions like "will getting a pet benefit our child's mental health?" are increasingly common and pertinent. In Spain, for instance, more than half of all households now have one or more pets.