The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a global closing of schools that raised questions on the implications for students. This study examines the impact of remote education, and subsequent social isolation, on adolescent well-being among urban poor young adolescents worldwide.

This study examines the experiences of pregnant/parenting adolescents and young women during the first two years of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

This study aims to assess anxiety trends over the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluate how pandemic-related adversities modify trajectories among underprivileged adolescents from two distinct settings.

This study explores whether economic instability or food insecurity moderates the changes in emotional abuse and neglect over time.

To identify the patterns of stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents living in different cultural settings and to explore how adolescents cope with such stressors, particularly by type of stressor, site, and gender.

This paper aims to explore the effect of COVID-19 and the roles of COVID-19-induced economic and community factors on adolescent food insufficiency across five urban poor settings in Africa and Asia.

The purpose of this study was to examine associations between identifying as transgender and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in US early adolescents.

Mental health conditions constitute a major burden of disease for adolescents globally and can lead to significant adverse consequences. This systematic review aimed to identify if psychosocial interventions are effective in preventing mental health conditions in adolescents already experiencing emotional problems. We searched for randomized controlled trials comparing psychosocial interventions for preventing mental health conditions with care as usual in adolescents aged 10-19 who are experiencing symptoms of emotional problems. We searched PubMed/Medline, PsycINFO, ERIC, EMBASE, and ASSIA databases to identify studies. We found 82 eligible studies (n = 13,562 participants). Findings show that interventions can reduce mental health conditions and increase positive mental health. Across all reported time points, psychosocial interventions showed significant, small-to moderate-sized beneficial effects on preventing mental health conditions (SMD: -0.26, 95% CI [-0.42, -0.19] and small positive effects on positive mental health (SMD: 0.17, 95% CI [0.097, 0.29]. There were no statistically significant pooled findings suggesting that psychosocial interventions had either a positive or negative effect on self-harm or suicide; aggressive, disruptive and oppositional behavior; substance use; or school attendance. Despite the positive findings, a critical gap exists in the design of effective psychosocial interventions to reduce self-harm and suicide, and other risk behaviors in adolescents with symptoms of emotional problems.

To analyze the associations of different types and contexts of sedentary behavior during mid-adolescence (14 years) with later psychological distress (at 17 years).

The present study describes juveniles injured in fatal and nonfatal shootings by the police from 2015 to 2020, compares characteristics of juvenile victimizations to adult victimizations, and estimates the odds of a shooting victim being a juvenile v. adult, given known characteristics.

Sleep is vital for brain development. Animal models have suggested that insufficient sleep affects axons and dendrites (known as neurites). However, the effects of insufficient sleep on neurites during brain development in humans remain understudied. Deriving neurite density index and orientation dispersion index (ODI) in a large sample (N = 1,016; 47.44% girls), we aimed to identify the effects of insufficient sleep on white matter development between late childhood (mean age [standard deviation] = 9.96 [0.62] years) and early adolescence (mean age [standard deviation] = 11.94 [0.64] years).

Adolescents are more likely to disclose sensitive health information if confidentiality is assured. We sought to evaluate the frequency, quality, and factors associated with provision of confidential care to adolescent patients at a pediatric teaching hospital.

To investigate differences in teen-reported and parent-reported lifetime prevalence estimates of traumatic brain injury (TBI) symptoms, TBI evaluation, and TBI diagnosis among a nationally representative sample of teenagers aged 12-17 years old and their parents.

Patient portal use may improve access to or use of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for adolescents. We examined the association between adolescent secure messaging on a portal and use of SRH services in one health system.

United States healthcare systems have enacted varied adolescent online patient portal policies. No prior work has established whether these policies are acceptable to adolescents and parents.

The transition phase between childhood and adolescence is critical, given the observation of increased mental health issues during this period, coupled with the absence of efficient intervention tools. This study aims to examine a possible effect of physical activity on mental health symptoms in adolescents during this transitional age.