Depression rates in young people have risen sharply in the past decade, especially in
females, which is of concern because adolescence is a period of rapid social, emotional …

Mental health concerns are common, and various evidence-based interventions for mental
health conditions have been developed. However, many people have difficulty accessing …

Importance There is a growing body of high-quality cohort-based research that has
examined changes in child and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic vs …

COVID-19 presents significant social, economic, and medical challenges. Because COVID-
19 has already begun to precipitate huge increases in mental health problems, clinical …

Importance Depression is a leading cause of disability in the US. Children and adolescents
with depression typically have functional impairments in their performance at school or work …

A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the relative rates of youth mental health service
utilization across settings among the general population and among those with elevated …

Considerable work has advanced understanding of the nature, causes, management, and
prevention of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents over the past 30 years. Prior to …

Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers around the world have made efforts
to assess its impact on youth mental health; however, the breadth of this topic has impeded …

Objective Globally, rates of youth suicide vary considerably. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors
(STB) are consistently associated with risk of death by suicide. However, international trends …