Latest Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry News & Updates

Sydney, July 7 (IANS) Extreme heat significantly increases the risk of hospital admissions for mental health conditions among young people, according to a large Australian study, highlighting a growing public health concern linked to climate change. “Climate change is already impacting children and young people’s mental health in multiple ways,” said the study’s co-author Cybele Dey, an adolescent psychiatrist with the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, quoted by the Guardian Australia on Tues…