To view the lives of adolescents through the lens of health care is to see a paradox: while most adolescents at this stage of life are thriving, they are also experiencing their moment of greatest ...

A new study suggests that growing up in poverty accelerates biological development. For adolescent girls, this early onset of puberty provides a pathway linking financial hardship to increased anxiety ...

The right of adolescents to access confidential health care is sensitive and controversial. Recent challenges in the court system to adolescents' right to access abortion and contraception are eroding ...

Teenagers with aggressive tendencies may experience faster ageing and face physical health issues later in life, according to ...

Low self-esteem and parental mental health are key reasons why teens with ADHD develop anxiety and depression.

Teens who start using cannabis before age 15 are more likely to use the drug often later in their lives. They are also more likely to develop mental and physical health problems in young adulthood ...

"I think this crisis is so significant that we just can't meet the demand." Dr. Deborah Levine has been a pediatric emergency medicine physician in the New York City area for over two decades. In ...

If you’re feeling suicidal or concerned that someone you know may be in danger of hurting themselves, call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. The lifeline is available 24 hours a ...

The rising prevalence of mental health issues among adolescents signals a looming social crisis for the country. Children’s rights advocate, Consolata Bahati, has called for unified efforts from ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...