While recent verdicts have set legal precedents, growing evidence has documented the health risks of problematic social media ...

Last week, a group of parents strongly criticized prestigious Victorian private school Geelong Grammar for using isolation as a form of discipline during a yearlong boarding school program. The ...

It's hard to balance everything, school, problems at home, and a partner who's upset if you can’t talk all the time.” In a Youth Advisory Board (YAB) meeting with five Hispanic/Latino adolescents ...

An online study involving an international sample of adolescent and adult alcohol users found that in social non-alcohol ...

Gambling dominates sports now to the extent that a recent Washington Post analysis of 50 hours of televised professional and ...

I’m always tired. I try to prioritize sleep but always end up exhausted despite my best efforts. Why don’t I ever feel well ...

There are many risk factors for major depression among adolescents, but one of these risk factors, nutritional deficiencies, ...

Conduct problems—including persistent rule-breaking, aggression, irritability and difficulty following school rules—are ...

The earlier preteens are on social media the more likely they are to experiment with substances, a new study suggests.

Low-income households refer to impoverished households that were registered in the database during the targeted poverty alleviation period based on local standards; during the survey period, the ...

As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think and fit in. But who matters most ...

ABSTRACT: Adolescence is a critical stage of development during which school, family, and mental health intersect. This paper reviews research on how parental expectations, parenting styles, and ...