adolescence

Children's Mercy Hospital has launched a new clinic aimed at treating children ages 12 to 17 with anxiety and depression. The collaborative program is one of fourteen Children's Mercy projects targeting the pediatric mental health crisis.

Three leading pediatric organizations announced in October a national emergency for children's mental health.

Segment 1: Why and when high school athletes should be getting physicalsInstead of every year, high school athletes in Missouri are now required to get…

Segment 1: Kansas City urban core program fills vital role of mentorship.Kansas City's Henry Wash gives much credit to his mentor Henry Bloch for seeing…

Segment 1: Prison consolidation, small pay bumps and more transparency are key to success in Missouri corrections department.Since taking over Missouri's…

From Berkeley to St. Louis to Charlottesville — even on NFL playing fields — youths across the country have been watching the nation's adults respond to…

The Netflix series 13 Reasons Why has received praise and criticism for how it approaches weighty topics such as teen bullying, sexuality, mental illness…

It can be hard for parents to have a genuine talk with their teen-aged children without it ending up as awkward, emotional, or even worse, unproductive.…

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that prevalence of human papillomavirus has been dropping since the vaccine was…

Teens process and express grief in very particular ways. In the aftermath of two suicides at an Olathe high school, and while the shooting of Michael…

Going back to school after a long summer is tough for many students, but even more difficult for those moving from middle to high school. School buildings…