Although social media can have benefits, it can also have significant negative consequences for mental health.

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

Mental health is increasingly recognized as a universal human right and an essential foundation of human development. Yet across the world, millions remain without access to the support they need, ...

Zulfiqar A Bhutta and colleagues argue that the response to children in fragile and conflict affected settings must move beyond event based framings to tackle cumulative and intergenerational ...

According to a 2021 survey by the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute, 87% of pet owners have experienced improvements in their mental health due to having a companion animal. I have certainly felt ...

Seruiratu also flagged alarming health statistics, noting 1,583 new HIV infections in 2024, three times higher than in 2023 ...

Amy Orben is a programme leader track scientist at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, UK. Depression, anxiety and suicidality have all sharply increased in adolescents ...