PCE significantly linked to persisting vulnerability to psychopathology, with no change in associations by age
Higher school absenteeism, increased health care use, poorer mental health seen among children with a history of parental cancer
Depression/anxiety problems increased for urban, racial- and ethnic-minority children during versus six months before the pandemic
In national sample of teens, social support and coping behaviors tied to lower screen use in May 2020
Groups urge policymakers to increase funding to ensure all families can access mental health services
Eating a healthy breakfast and lunch tied to better well-being scores in both primary and secondary school children
Increased odds of mental health-related pediatric emergency visits seen for children living within four to five blocks of a shooting
6.8 percent of children aged 5 to 17 years were victims of or witnessed violence in their neighborhood; exposure varied by age, race, urbanization
Children from families with lower income and those from minority racial/ethnic groups also most likely to have COVID-19-related school closures
One in eight children have mental disorders at any given time, but only 44.2 percent have received any services for these conditions