Teens

Throughout the Ohio Valley, experts say the mental health care system needs to be bolstered with community and school mental health resources, extensive outpatient treatment and additional options to help kids before they need hospitalization.

Doctors in the U.S. and Europe are reporting a small wave of cases of what looks like a "shock syndrome" in young people. They have low blood pressure, inflamed hearts and other serious symptoms.

The Ohio Valley region has some of the country’s highest rates of smoking -- and smoking related disease. Kentucky has been called the country’s “cancer…

The impulsivity and risk-taking that are common among teenagers may be a side effect of having a brain tuned to learn a lot of new stuff fast, researchers say. So it could be good in the long run.

Lack of sleep contributes to depression in teenagers, two studies find. Lack of exercise and lots of time online don't help, either. The solution, researchers say, is for parents to make sure their children are getting a good nine to 10 hours of sleep a night, even in high school.

Kentucky students are being recruited to spread the message about the dangers of prescription drug abuse.State Attorney General Jack Conway announced…

A new study has found a dramatic drop in the number of teens abusing prescription drugs.The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Courier-Journal reported on…

Teen driving deaths in Kentucky doubled last year, according to new research released by the Governors Highway Safety Association. There were 12…