Corporal punishment is still on the books in Missouri and used in some schools. The practice is from an earlier era, rooted ...

A Maine-based historical fiction author has released a novel aimed at preserving the truth about the horrors African ...

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10 reinforced its ProtecTEEN Program by conducting ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early ...

By Zuzana Schwidrowski and Omolola Mary LipedeADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 19 2026 (IPS) - Africa is home to approximately 160 million adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 (according to 2022 data by the ...

Children and young people are spending more and more time in front of screens starting from an increasingly early age - and ...

A recipient of the Smith Medal in 2020, Jensen is also a leading expert in adolescent brain development—its unique strengths ...

Children with co-occurring persistent pain and mental health symptoms face higher risk for early substance use, but the ...

Does your teenager roll their eyes when you give advice or warn them? With a few adjustments, parents can get teens to open up and think through their decisions.

The reduction in depression and anxiety symptoms 3 months after completing ten AMHSP sessions indicates a slow but meaningful benefit of the programme and supports the potential of a low-intensity, ...

A group urges Lagos State to allocate 60% of MSME funds to women, aiming to boost financial inclusion and empower female ...

Even lead exposure levels deemed safe may lead to serious mental health consequences in child development, a Brown study contends. In a longitudinal study that began recruitment over 20 years ago, ...