Did a relationship with an Artificial Intelligence chatbot lead 14-year old Sewell Setzer to take his own life?

Character.ai has issued an apology after the NYT reported that a Florida teenager ended his life over an AI chatbot obsession ...

As social media platforms evolve into primary sources of information, many teens are turning to TikTok for mental health advice. But this trend of self-diagnosis could be leading them astray.

Research consistently shows that the bond between a therapist and a teen is crucial for treatment success. A 2023 study in ...

Carson City Juvenile Services hosted a parent engagement night Tuesday at the Carson City Community Center to discuss the ...

As more kids are struggling with their mental health, some of that burden is also on their parents, who now have to advocate for their kids, navigate a confusing mental health system and work with ...

In the most extreme cases, teens turn to substance abuse, isolation, depression, and suicidal thoughts when they feel under ...

Some states have decriminalized psilocybin-containing magic mushrooms, which are not FDA-approved as a medicine. They are ...

She is board certified in general and child/adolescent psychiatry and specializes in the treatment of conditions such as ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD. Medications ...

In communications newly revealed, TikTok executives discuss being aware of the harms caused by their app. TikTok officials ...

with three-quarters of teens reporting that social media at least sometimes worsens their anxiety about how they look and how they're perceived. But the issue goes deeper than screen time.

I remember from my teenage years that there were boys who had similar obsessions. But where most of them focused on things like cool vehicles or explosions, Mark’s taken his math interests and ...