Social Media Ideas for Adolescent Psychiatric Treatment

A youth treatment center promised to help struggling teens. Some say they left with more trauma.

Youth residential treatment programs promise to help struggling teens develop coping skills and return home to become productive members of their communities. A CBS News investigat...

Gap in treatment for adolescent cannabis users puts young adults at risk

Teens may turn to marijuana use for many reasons: curiosity, stress relief, peer pressure, help with mental health, or for the positive feelings of being "high." However, there is...

Youth in Distress: Finding Connection That Works

Youth mental health needs continue to surge. The answer may not be new tech, but connection. This piece makes the case for peer support as a scalable, impactful solution.

Mining and Mapping 25 Years of Medication Use in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Contact-Level Descriptive...

Background: Norwegian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) use the World Health Organization’s (WHO) multiaxial diagnostic system based on the International Classifi...

Experts Agree on Single Treatment Approach for Children with Severe Food Refusal

Experts agree that exposure therapy is the core treatment for children with ARFID and paediatric feeding disorder. The post Experts Agree on Single Treatment Approach for Children...

The Statutory Intersection of Delinquency Dispositions and Juvenile Mental Health Needs

Among the Juvenile Code provisions that distinguish juvenile delinquency cases from criminal cases are the statutes that explicitly tie mental health assessments and access to ment...

BFRB Treatment: Does a Child Have to Want to Stop?

When a child isn't ready to stop pulling or picking, treatment isn't stuck. It's just beginning. Here's what meaningful BFRB work looks like before willingness arrives.

Teen self‑harm: Responses should focus on social context, not just mental health

Around 1 in 6 adolescents worldwide report having self-harmed at some point in their lives. In England, an NHS mental health survey of 2,370 children and young people found that mo...

Two treatments help avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, a common pediatric eating disorder, trial shows

The first randomized, controlled trial for a common childhood eating disorder has shown how therapists and parents can help those struggling with the condition, known as avoidant r...

Emergency departments across Illinois identify gaps in care for children in mental health crises

When a child is experiencing a mental health crisis, families increasingly turn to the emergency department for help. While hospitals across Illinois are making progress in caring...

Hackensack Meridian Health opens child and adolescent mental health facility

Hackensack Meridian Health has opened Carrier Clinic’s $40 million, 43,000-square-foot expansion project to further the treatment of children and adolescents and provide support se...

Where Can Phoenix Families Find Support for Teens With Behavioral Issues?

If your teen has started pulling away, pushing boundaries, or showing signs of serious emotional distress, you’re likely searching for answers, and fast. Behavioral issues in teena...

Kids received mental health treatment in record numbers after pandemic, records show

When schools closed in the spring of 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of children and adolescents receiving mental health treatment in the United States fell...

Trust Psychiatry – Mental Health West Palm Beach Launches New Website for Adult Psychiatry, MAT, ADHD Evaluation, and Fl...

Teen Responders program aids Indiana youth in mental health awareness

Teen Responders is a program helping young people care for their own mental health and help peers in crisis, providing workshops and resources to 750 teens and 500 parents.

Parents on the Sidelines

Parents are often sidelined in their child's mental health treatment. Strengthening their functioning may be an overlooked pathway to hope.

It's time to remove the barriers to mental health awareness for all young people

Adolescence is a critical stage when many lifelong challenges first emerge, including mental health difficulties.

How Misconduct Allegations Led to Treatment Center Facility Bans

Treatment centers in St. Louis, Missouri, and across Illinois care for people during periods of psychiatric distress, eating disorder relapse, trauma recovery, or substance withdra...

States split on whether juvenile justice should prioritize punishment or rehabilitation

A teenager charged with the same crime can face dramatically different consequences depending on where they live. In one state, a young person accused of a serious offense may be s...

Adolescent Peer Diagnoses and Genetic Predispositions Linked to Elevated Risk of Mental Disorders

A groundbreaking cohort study published in the reputable journal JAMA Psychiatry has unveiled significant insights into how peer environments within upper secondary schools shape m...

Supporting teens and young adults living with cancer

Adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with and beyond cancer have unique needs and perspectives that clinicians should be aware of when providing health care. A practice articl...

Inside the "troubled teen" industry, when help sometimes does more harm

A CBS News investigation into youth residential treatment programs finds allegations of abuse, a lack of federal oversight, and families left to navigate a multibillion-dollar indu...

Your Teen Asked the Internet How to Lose Weight. California Trim Clinic Gives Them Access to a Real Doctor Instead

Teenagers can ask a chatbot for a weight-loss plan in seconds. A 2026 nutrition study found that meal plans generated for adolescents missed their estimated daily energy needs by a...

Travis County launches children's mental health plan as teen crime case raises concerns

As three teens face charges in a string of weekend shootings and robberies, mental health is becoming part of the broader conversation in Austin. One suspect's mother told KXAN her...