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.

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 ...

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

Tracey feared for her safety from her 15-year-old son’s violent aggressive behavior. Tracey, who asked that her full name not be used, had been in and out of the emergency room 12 times with her son ...

Nearly a quarter of parents in the United States say at least one of their children is not receiving the mental health care they need, according to Harvard researchers, exposing critical gaps to ...

School closures are tied to children’s increased mental health problems during the COVID pandemic Kids whose schools reopened sooner had a 43% lower risk of mental health issues Health care spending ...

Key Insight: Discover how pediatric mental-health benefits reshape employee retention and workforce productivity. What's at Stake: Rising turnover, absenteeism, and productivity declines threaten ...

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics found parents in one in five homes believed their child needed treatment for mental ...

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 ...