Commission co-chair, Professor Sarah Baird, George Washington University (U.S.) says, "The health and well-being of adolescents worldwide is at a tipping point, with mixed progress observed over the ...

A study has found that adolescents who were aware of their state's minor consent laws were more likely to seek and receive ...

Braveminds Academy, a specialized residential treatment program for adolescent boys ages 11 to 17, is expanding access ...

Adolescent mental health treatment programs, such as our adolescent partial hospitalization program (PHP) at Crown Adolescent Health, provide a safe and supportive environment where teens can access ...

Telehealth giant Teladoc Health is partnering with startup Brightline to extend virtual mental healthcare services for children, adolescents and their families. Through the partnership, members under ...

In most of the world, adolescent birth rates have been decreasing for more than two decades.1 In North America, there are now fewer than 15 births per 1000 adolescents aged 10–19 years (the vast ...

Among adolescent girls who have been in a relationship, nearly a quarter (24%) – close to 19 million – will have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20 ...

In a new study of more than 50,000 Korean adolescents, those who used a smartphone for more than 4 hours per day had higher rates of adverse mental health and substance use. Jin-Hwa Moon and Jong Ho ...

Please review the LEAH program requirements. “Adolescents make up about 20% of the U.S. population yet account for disproportionate rates of mortality from accidents, homicides, suicide and other ...

The committee believes child and adolescent health is important in and of itself—as a measure of a society’s values and capabilities—and as a direct determinant of subsequent productivity and later ...