A new Hennepin County stabilization center hopes to serve kids with complex mental health needs who otherwise end up in an ER or detention center.

When it comes to medical or psychiatric issues challenging our children of all ages, we often know something is wrong but don’t readily know how to assess the problem. We might see changes in their behavior or emotions that we know are deviations from ...

With the end of school shutdowns, children’s mental health appointments fell sharply, though other factors may have contributed.

The holidays aren't always joyful for kids. Why anxiety and depression spike this time of year — and what parents can do.

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Children’s Hospital and KVC Health Systems held a topping out ceremony today in Webster Groves, marking the completion of the structural phase for a new 77-bed children’s mental health hospital.

Our teenagers are in trouble. Headlines have been ringing loud alarms around adolescent mental health, and the data are sobering. In 2023, 40 percent of high school students surveyed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said they persistently ...

Children and adolescents who own smartphones by age 12 have higher risks of depression, poor sleep and obesity, according to a new study.

The probability that a child would be seen by a mental health provider was reduced by 43% in the nine months after schools reopened.