2024 California Children’s Report Card from Children Now
Children Now – a non-profit research, advocacy, and public policy organization committed to children's health, education, and wellness – publishes a report card each year
Get Active This April
The weather's improving – it's time to get moving! Research shows that movement is good for both your physical and mental health. It all comes
Pioneering Women in Mental Health
March is Women’s History Month. The field of psychology has been shaped by the contributions of countless women, a few of whom are highlighted here: Dorothea
Would You Send Your Kid Unsupervised to Mars?
Would you let your nine-year-old go unsupervised to Mars? Of course not, you’d say. There's the radiation. And the isolation. And the low-gravity environment, which alters
How Do Dogs Affect Your Brain?
There’s evidence the nickname “man’s best friend” is well earned, as research has shown that dogs can improve people’s moods, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress
Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation – “An Urgent and Essential Read” to Protect Childhood from Smartphones
Shortly after 2010, when smartphones became ubiquitous and part of young people's lives, something went terribly wrong. Signs of teenage mental health distress spiked sharply
Fascinating Four-Year Dartmouth Study Tracked Student Well-Being During the Pandemic
How do students’ self-esteem and mental health fluctuate during four years at university? Dartmouth researchers were determined to find out, following over 200 undergrads in
While Teen Girls Are Clearly Struggling, Depression in Boys Going Undetected
It is becoming common knowledge that collectively, girls in America are struggling with their mental health. A February 2023 CDC report showed that U.S. high
Google’s 5 New Steps to Protect Youth Mental Health on YouTube
Having drawn the scrutiny of the U.S. Surgeon General, Congress, and the American public, social media giants are under fire for failing to protect the
Are After-School Activities Hurting Our Kids?
High school students are busier than ever, from morning till night, their afternoons full of an array of afterschool activities often deemed necessary to “get