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Youth Mental Health

Why Treatment Is Critical for Youth With Mental Illness

Michelle Roberts | Posted 07.14.2012 | Healthy Living
Michelle Roberts

Childhood is supposed to be a time of curiosity, learning and growth. But children and teens with serious emotional or behavioral problems often miss out on these normal developmental phases.

Mental Illness #1 Cause Of Disability In Young People

Health.com | Anne Harding | Posted 08.08.2011 | Healthy Living

Mental health problems such as depression account for nearly half of all disability among young people between the ages of 10 and 24, according to...

Mental Illness Is The Top Cause Of Disability In Youth

teens.webmd.com | Kathleen Doheny | Posted 08.07.2011 | Healthy Living

By Kathleen Doheny In the report, researchers find three main causes of disability in those ages 10 through 24, says researcher Colin Mathers, PhD,...

Kids Of Deployed Soldiers Face More Mental Health Woes

Yahoo! News | Maureen Salamon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Children of deployed military face numerous stressors, including frequent moves, prolonged parental absences and the risk of a parent's death, the stu...

Youth Mental Health Problems On Rise

AP | MARTHA IRVINE | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

CHICAGO — A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues...