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Britain's youth is suffering from mental health problems with 3 in 4 not receiving the treatment they need. Heads up, a report published today by New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), the charity think tank, reveals that the lack of available treatment costs society millions of pounds and leaves charities to pick up the pieces. NPC found that in England conduct disorder - a severe psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents - costs society £1.5bn every year.

Infant mortality claims the lives of seven times more children in Virginia each year than does motor vehicle accidents yet receives far less attention and focus, State health Commissioner Karen Remley, M.D., MBA, said today in announcing the appointment of a working group of medical and health professionals and community and civic leaders to address the problem. In 2007, 839 infants died in Virginia, with premature births accounting for more than half the total.

Things are easier today for School leaders and parents who want to keep children safe on bad air days. The Utah Department of health (UDOH), the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and other community partners have updated air quality guidelines for recess during inversions. "As a mother, I don't want to send my children out to play when it isn't healthy for them," said Cherise Udell, a mother in Salt Lake School District.

The Rhode Island Department of health (HEALTH) today announced that it will receive more than $4.5 million from the Substance Abuse and mental health services Administration (SAMSHA) to support Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health). Project LAUNCH is a program aimed at promoting physical, emotional, social and behavioral health of young children in Providence and is one of only six programs to receive a grant.

A new study found that adolescents were at the greatest risk of smoking when their parents began smoking at an early age and the parents' smoking quickly reached high levels and persisted over time.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who take their kids to the emergency room for non-urgent care aren't doing it to abuse the system.

Women who are exposed to hairspray in the workplace during pregnancy have more than double the risk of having a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias, according to a new study in the journal Environmental health Perspectives.

Women who become pregnant after undergoing bariatric surgery have less complicated pregnancies and healthier infants than obese women who become pregnant, according to a new study, the new york Times reports.

Documents reveal that a renowned child psychiatrist pushed Johnson & Johnson to finance a research center whose goal was “to move forward the commercial goals of J&J.”

According to the DSM-IV-TR, depersonalization and derealization can be symptoms of a panic attack. If you have panic disorder and experience episodes of depersonalization and/or derealization, you?re likely to...