Children and Youth

When Rachel Perera was in high school, she dyed her hair red. Perera attended a Catholic school in Queens in New York City with a rigid disciplinary …

Native American families have endured generations of systematic child removal, but the grief, loss and trauma that birth mothers still experience have been largely overlooked.

Among adolescents, boys are more likely to die of an overdose than girls, and using combinations of drugs substantially raises the risk of an overdose.

Adults who self-reported experiencing adversity in childhood were more likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19.

Removing income requirements from the child tax credit led to a dramatic decrease in child poverty. We should apply that lesson to the earned-income tax credit, too.

Whether consciously or unconsciously, apps, internet service providers, and even schools could be selling or releasing data related to students’ — and teachers’ — locations, browsing habits, email content, and even…

Teens who disappear from the foster care system are at high risk of sexual exploitation.

A new report finds government spending on children in 2022 fell from pandemic highs and will continue to decline in the coming decade.

Approximately one in eight military families with at least one child reported using food pantries in the past year to make ends meet.

My grandfather was the oldest of six children in a country torn apart by poverty and hunger. By the time he turned 13, he’d watched every one of his younger…

Gender norms are taking a toll on boys’ and girls’ mental health around the world, a new study has found. Youth are conforming to gender stereotypes to fit in and…

In today’s screen-filled world, many children and teens have nearly continuous access to media. Estimates from the United States suggest that school-age children spend four to six hours per day…