Mental health begins in infancy, child development experts tell parents ... Toys that can be used to calm children and get them to express themselves are in a therapy room at the Erikson Institute ...

Dr. Bruce Gerberg is one of a growing number of pediatricians prescribing drugs for depression, anxiety and other mental health issues due to a shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists.

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing "988," or the Crisis Text Line by texting "HOME" to 741741.

Finding a pediatrician who understands child mental health is key to getting the right support for anxiety, ADHD or depression. Experts from UChicago Medicine share how to choose a doctor who will be ...

A father’s poor mental health may harm child development, a new study has found. Here’s how fathers, too, can get the support they need.

By 2021, about one in every four (25.9%) American children was diagnosed with a mental health issue -- more than 9 million children in total, the researchers estimated. Household spending on child ...

Adult & Child has been a leading provider of behavioral health services in central Indiana since it was founded in 1949. The organization provides a wide array of services, from primary care to ...

As the severity of the child mental health crisis came into full view during the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois state officials became serious about writing policy that could help transform how ...

Legislators made major strides in 2022 to address increases in youth mental health issues. We need to build on this foundation and continue working toward child mental health care reform.