Study links sleep disorders to higher healthcare use in chronically ill children

Study links sleep disorders to higher healthcare use in chronically ill children

The risk of increased health care utilization among children with a chronic medical condition is higher…

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Is melatonin safe for children?

Is melatonin safe for children?

Melatonin is a hormone naturally produced in the brain that’s linked to your body’s sleep and…

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Trauma screening may help connect children to specific mental-health services

Trauma screening may help connect children to specific mental-health services

Each year between 200,000 and 270,000 children and youth enter foster care placements with child welfare…

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Mental health and our changing climate: Children and youth report 2023

Mental health and our changing climate: Children and youth report 2023

Building on the success of Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Inequities, and Responses, ecoAmerica…

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Many children must live with the trauma of war. Here’s how to help them

Many children must live with the trauma of war. Here’s how to help them

Since the late 1990s, one frequently used method to understand the prevalence, and effect, of childhood…

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Exposure to neighborhood violence linked to unmet health needs and increased care utilization in children

Exposure to neighborhood violence linked to unmet health needs and increased care utilization in children

A new collaborative study between Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, Hennepin…

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