A new program aimed at helping children and teens during a behavioral health crisis is seeing success shortly after it ...

Can poverty exacerbate mental health problems among the youngest family members? A new study by an international team, ...

Light‐intensity activity can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms in children and teens. A combination of moderate ...

A large-scale longitudinal study challenges the assumption that poverty amplifies the link between parental distress and child mental health problems.

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with ...

Multiple international studies have found that children who receive their first smartphone before age 13, are significantly ...

According to a 2025 study by researchers at Cornell University and Columbia University, 40% of participating children showed ...

Each year, nearly 150,000 New Jersey adolescents experience depression, and as many as 61% don’t receive care due to the ...

This time of year means change. It can bring stress, anxiety and even depression, no matter a young person's age. Several ...

Pritzker said it’s important to overcome the stigma around getting help for mental health issues and to treat mental health ...

A bill is now in effect to ensure universal mental health screenings are available at all Illinois public schools, making it the first state in the country to do so. At Chute Middle School in Evanston ...

A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 ...