2-14-2019

Getting help for a young person with a mental health disorder or a substance use problem is hard. It’s even harder when these disorders occur in the same person , Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, President of Child Mind Institute, and Fred Muench, PhD, President of Center of Addiction, explain.

Half of the estimated 7.7 million U.S. children with a treatable mental health disorder do not receive treatment from a mental health professional, according to a new study.

Teens’ use of tobacco products is on the rise, driven by an increase in e-cigarette use, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A new study finds the frequency of dreams involving drinking and drug use decreases the longer a person is in recovery.

Teen marijuana use is linked to an increased risk of depression and suicidal behavior in young adulthood, according to a review of studies published in JAMA Psychiatry.