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The Youth Mental Health Emergency Isn’t Over. Government Must …

(7 days ago) WebTwo years ago, pediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, and children’s hospitals joined together to declare a national emergency in youth mental health. While our country navigated the

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-10-19/the-youth-mental-health-emergency-isnt-over-government-must-act-now

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Social media is driving teen mental health crisis, surgeon - NBC …

(Just Now) WebThe report pulls together research that links social media use and poor mental health in adolescents, such as a 2019 study that found teens who spent more than three hours a day on social media

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/social-media-mental-health-anxiety-depression-teens-surgeon-general-rcna85575

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Young people’s mental health is finally getting the - Nature

(Just Now) WebIt reveals that adolescent mental health is highly complex, understudied — and underfunded. News & Views 24 APR 24. The rise of eco-anxiety: scientists wake up to the mental-health toll of

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02690-5

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COVID-19 Pandemic Associated With Worse Mental …

(Just Now) WebUpdates about mental health topics, including NIMH news, upcoming events, mental disorders, funding opportunities, and research. the study is one of the first to examine the effects of the pandemic not …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2023/covid-19-pandemic-associated-with-worse-mental-health-and-accelerated-brain-development-in-adolescents

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The truth about teens, social media and the mental health crisis

(6 days ago) WebA seismic change in how teens spend their time. In Generations, Twenge analyzes mental health trends for five age groups, from the Silent Generation, who were born between 1925 and 1945, to Gen Z

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/25/1171773181/social-media-teens-mental-health

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Teen Mental Health Crisis Deepens: What to Know - WebMD

(8 days ago) WebMay 7, 2024 – Teen mental health problems have hit a new peak in the U.S., and the gap between the number of teenagers who report conditions like anxiety, depression, and hopelessness and the

https://www.webmd.com/teens/news/20240507/teen-mental-health-crisis-deepens-what-to-know

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New CDC data illuminate youth mental health threats during the …

(9 days ago) WebMental health problems in youth are also often associated with other health and behavioral risks such as increased risk of drug use, experiencing violence, and higher risk sexual behaviors. Schools are crucial partners in supporting the health and wellbeing of students. In addition to education, they provide opportunities for academic, social

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/p0331-youth-mental-health-covid-19.html

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New WHO guidelines on promoting mental health among …

(4 days ago) Web28 September 2020 - New guidelines from WHO recommend a set of psychosocial interventions to promote mental health and prevent mental health conditions among adolescents, aged 10-19 years.The recommendations are based on the results of intervention studies – both universal, delivered to all adolescents; and for selected …

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-09-2020-new-who-guidelines-on-promoting-mental-health-among-adolescents

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WHO releases updated guidance on adolescent health and well …

(6 days ago) WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the second edition of its Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) guidance. The document aims to equip governments to respond to the health and well-being challenges, opportunities and needs of adolescents. The guidance provides the latest available data …

https://www.who.int/news/item/11-10-2023-who-releases-updated-guidance-on-adolescent-health-and-well-being

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Social media harms teens’ mental health, mounting - Science …

(8 days ago) WebThe concern, and the studies, come from statistics showing that social media use in teens ages 13 to 17 is now almost ubiquitous. Two-thirds of teens report using TikTok, and some 60 percent of

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/social-media-teens-mental-health

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The mental health crisis among children and teens: How

(9 days ago) WebIn the fall of 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics along with the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Children's Hospital Association declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. They called for increased funding for mental health resources, as well as other actions, …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-mental-health-crisis-among-children-and-teens-how-parents-can-help-202203082700

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Recent Trends in Mental Health and Substance Use Concerns …

(2 days ago) WebYRBSS data from 2011 to 2021 shows declines in adolescent use of several substances, including current alcohol use (from 39% to 23%), current marijuana use (from 23% to 16%), and ever used illicit

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/recent-trends-in-mental-health-and-substance-use-concerns-among-adolescents/

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The mental health of teen girls and LGBTQ+ teens has worsened

(3 days ago) WebA CDC report from 2011-2021 found that the amount of teen girls who feel persistently sad and hopeless in 2021 has grown by 60% since 2011. It also found ongoing, extreme distress among LGBQ+ teens.

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/13/1156610138/the-mental-health-of-teen-girls-and-lgbtq-teens-has-worsened-since-2011

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How Social Media Affects Your Teen’s Mental Health: A Parent’s …

(1 days ago) WebOver the last decade, increasing evidence has identified the potential negative impact of social media on adolescents. According to a research study of American teens ages 12-15, those who used social media over three hours each day faced twice the risk of having negative mental health outcomes, including depression and anxiety symptoms.. …

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/social-media-teen-mental-health-a-parents-guide

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Child, adolescent mental health crisis is "next wave of the …

(9 days ago) WebThe CDC issued a report in April outlining how the pandemic has only worsened what already was a growing concern about the mental health of children and adolescents. The universal mental health crisis hotline is 988, where trained crisis counselors will be available. To connect with a crisis counselor over chat, text HOME to …

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2022/07/22/child-adolescent-mental-health-crisis/

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Children's mental health: Huge rise in severe cases, BBC analysis

(5 days ago) WebBy Branwen Jeffreys. Education Editor. There has been a 77% rise in the number of children needing specialist treatment for severe mental health crisis, analysis for the BBC shows. Some 409,347

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-60197150

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Mental Health DASH CDC - Centers for Disease Control and …

(6 days ago) WebIn 2021, more than 4 in 10 (42%) students felt persistently sad or hopeless and nearly one-third (29%) experienced poor mental health. In 2021, more than 1 in 5 (22%) students seriously considered attempting suicide and 1 in 10 (10%) attempted suicide. These data bring into focus the level of distress many students are experiencing.

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/mental-health/index.htm

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Teens who view their homes as more chaotic than their siblings …

(2 days ago) WebAdolescents’ Perceptions of Household Chaos Predict Their Adult Mental Health: A Twin-Difference Longitudinal Cohort Study. Psychological Science , 2024; DOI: 10.1177/09567976241242105

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240508135344.htm

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Youth Mental Health Is Worsening: “Connectedness” Is The Key

(8 days ago) WebThe data are clear: 57.8 million Americans are affected by mental illness – that’s roughly one in five adults. But new research is showing that mental illness is a crisis of young people.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/billfrist/2024/05/06/youth-mental-health-is-worsening-connectedness-is-the-key/

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Physical Fitness Can Improve Mental Health in Children and …

(1 days ago) WebThe surgeon general, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, has called mental health “the defining public health crisis of our time,” and he has made adolescent mental health central to his mission. In 2021 he

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/health/adolescents-exercise-mental-health.html

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health - National Institute of - NIMH

(3 days ago) WebMental health is an important part of overall health for children as well as adults. For many adults who have mental disorders, symptoms were present—but often not recognized or addressed—in childhood and adolescence. For a young person with symptoms of a mental disorder, the earlier treatment is started, the more effective it can be.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/child-and-adolescent-mental-health

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Wiley Online Library

(7 days ago) WebCAMH News Virtual Special Issue Read the new Virtual Special Issue featuring articles from the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and JCPP Advances, as part of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.The articles will be free to read for two weeks. CME for …

https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14753588?gad_source=1

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There's a mental health crisis gripping kids today, but the way out …

(3 days ago) WebMore than a quarter of the 1.1 million Australians with an eating disorder are aged 19 or under, compared to 15 per cent in 2012, according to Deloitte.; Almost half (42.3 per cent) of people aged

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-05/australia-mental-health-crisis-teens-parents/103619616

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