A meta-analysis of 38 studies found that nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is twice as prevalent in female teenagers as it is in men in North America and Europe but not in Asia. The study, led by Fiona ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers have struggled to get their arms around the ongoing mental health crisis in the state’s youth ...

Some of the biggest social media platforms are failing to detect and remove dangerous suicide and self-harm content, according to a new study. Research from the Molly Rose Foundation found that of ...

Most of us know what it's like to be a teenager at school—and how it feels to fit into (or fall outside of) a school's social hierarchy. This typically includes some version of the popular kids, the ...

Teenagers who get poor sleep are more likely to harm themselves on purpose, a new study says. Shorter sleep, going to sleep later and frequent waking during the night all were significantly associated ...

Suicide in all age groups has increased dramatically in the last decade. This increase has been especially pronounced among children and adolescents. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death ...