More than 80 children in the care of Rhode Island DCYF are being sent to dozens of out-of-state residential treatment ...

The state’s burgeoning Alabama Crisis System of Care includes statewide mobile crisis teams and the 988 Suicide & Crisis ...

Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, has voiced concern over the timing of the ...

2 in 3 Parents Want Help Preventing Their Child from Developing Hereditary Health Conditions Aug. 26, 2024 — One in five parents say their child has been diagnosed with a hereditary condition ...

New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate says provincial observations are consistent with findings from a recent Statistics ...

Each day a child breathes wildfire smoke, that child’s likelihood of experiencing anxiety and depression and other mental health problems increases, study finds.

Bill Gates says malnutrition is the “world’s worst child health crisis" and climate change will only worsen it.

Childhood trauma can elevate the risk of developing 20 major diseases later in life, especially for women, a new study shows.

Deprivation, neglect and abuse during childhood can increase a person’s long-term risk of health problems, a new stu ...

Your health-care provider will consider your child's weight status as part of a holistic assessment considering age, sex, and ...

As a parent, one of your top priorities is your child’s health. But as children grow and mature, they become more likely to ...

As children return to school after the summer break, it's pretty likely they will get ill - and it could spread. Dr. John Burke, who is the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Medical Policy for ...