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This is a really tough time for teens. I know what you’re thinking—the teen years have always been tough. But according to the U.S. Surgeon General in his advisory released in December, the pressure that teens are facing today is unprecedented. Youth mental health is in crisis. And it’s not just from the pandemic: According to the 2019 CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey, mental health among youth did a nose-dive over the last decade, with depression and sadness increasing by 40%, and those with a suicide plan increasing by 44%. 

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All parents want what's best for their kids. But providing support isn't always easy — especially if you parent a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) child. In many ways, no different from their peers, LGBTQ youth face unique challenges that parents often feel unprepared to tackle. To help, Johns Hopkins pediatricians and adolescent medicine specialists Renata Arrington Sanders and Errol Fields share steps you can take to keep your kid happy and healthy.

This fact sheet is designed to help schools understand more about human trafficking and how to recognize signs that it may be occurring. The resource includes an in-depth overview of indicators that school administration and staff should be aware of, information on how to report suspected incidences, and links to additional resources to increase understanding of the extent of human trafficking, how it affects children and adolescents, and how to protect students from human trafficking.

This blog by the President of The Center for Family Safety and Healing explains how human trafficking can affect the safety of children and provides information and tips to help parents protect their children and other children in their community.

This toolkit describes how an interactive mentoring relationship involves teaching and learning between the mentor and the person being mentored, and offers tips to help mentors and mentees experience the full benefit of a mentoring relationship.

Mental health is not simply the absence of a mental disorder. Children who don’t have a mental disorder might differ in how well they are doing, and children who have the same diagnosed mental disorder might differ in their strengths and weaknesses in how they are developing and coping, and in their quality of life. Mental health as a continuum and the identification of specific mental disorders are both ways to understand how well children are doing.

The Infant Vitality Toolkit for Men and Fathers is a resource that can help involve men in the pregnancy process and educate them about their role in infant care. Whether fathers are looking for information on their own or in a group setting, this Toolkit provides valuable resources. It takes all of us--including fathers--to ensure that all babies see their first birthdays and beyond.

Divorce is a stressful process for families. One parent being incarcerated further complicates several aspects of the family relationship, such as communication, custody arrangements, child support, and relationship maintenance. This guide is part of a series aimed at helping families in which parents are separated or divorcing and who share parenting responsibilities for children.

When dads spend time with their kids from the very beginning and work to keep close feelings between them, good things happen to the kids. This resource provides tips for new fathers to engage and bond with their newborn.

Estos consejos en español ofrecen orientación sobre las formas en que los padres pueden entender a su niño en edad preescolar, fomentar el desarrollo de su hijo, y participar en la vida de su niño en edad preescolar.