LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- After a number of violent acts gained national attention last week, parents might be wondering how they talk to their kids about tricky subjects like gun violence. News 8 Now spoke ...

As kids head back to school, not everyone might be excited or that excitement can dwindle as the newness wears off and day-to-day grind sets in. Some kids become anxious about a new school year, ...

Pediatricians should screen children annually for mental or developmental issues, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends in a new clinical report. The recommendation comes in response to a ...

Dr. Steven Rogers of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center speaks about youth suicide prevention while Hector Glynn, chief executive of The Village for Families and Children, listens on Wednesday, ...

America has moved from ignoring mental health to openly embracing it. That’s progress. But a new Illinois law, which makes schools — not parents — the gatekeepers of children’s mental health ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Our kids’ social worlds are getting smaller and smaller. At the same time, their mental health is getting worse. Between 2010 and 2023, more than 1,200 council run youth centres closed across England ...