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Olivia has been detained for months at the sprawling Dilley center in Texas. She has lost 20lb, and wakes up every day with a headache ...

The logic of war reduces civilians to mere numbers and turns them into collateral damage. We cannot allow their fear to go unseen ...

A new study found a link between sleep routine and heart health ...

New research on a group of Australian preschoolers suggests more than 40% are dealing with an anxiety disorder.

There's no requirement for medical students to have lessons on eating disorders, raising questions about whether future ...

As an artistic child growing up in Rector, Donald Wyckoff loved building models and collecting cars, a hobby he shared with ...

The BBC has been able to obtain testimony from parents and those trying to help children deal with the distress that comes ...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year’s theme is Pinwheels of Possibility and aims to help prevent abuse ...

What Are Sleep Terrors? Some kids may abruptly awaken during the night, shaking and crying intensely. Their eyes might remain ...

Until I met my husband, I would return to the one-night stand again and again, hoping that each encounter might imbue me with ...

While Lucy was in the hospital she was given electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which caused a seizure that propelled her from ...