by PediaBlog | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ask a teenager what problems they see their peers suffering from and you may be surprised by how attentive and sensitive they are. 70% of U.S. teens ages 13-17, surveyed last year by the Pew Research Center, said anxiety and depression were major problems; only...
by PediaBlog | Feb 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
The results of a new study on the prevalence of pediatric mental health disorders and treatment should cause every American to sit up and take notice. Publishing in JAMA Pediatrics this month, researchers from the University of Michigan used a nationwide survey...
by PediaBlog | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
After the last mass shooting in this country — no wait, maybe it was the one before that, or the one before that… — we leaned on Meghan Moreno, M.D. to guide us with her wisdom in a timely piece in JAMA Pediatrics entitled “How to Talk...
by PediaBlog | Sep 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
“What if taking action meant saving a life?” That is the question the National Council for Suicide Prevention asked on the occasion of the 16th annual World Suicide Prevention Day, observed this past Monday, September 10. Taking five minutes to get...
by PediaBlog | Sep 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Monday, September 10, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) led the 16th annual observance of World Suicide Prevention Day, reminding all of us that, globally, there are more deaths by suicide...
