Adolescence is always an unsettling time, and it's not unusual for young people to experience "the blues" occasionally. Find out how to help teens cope with these feelings to avoid serious depression and learn how to recognize serious depression and take necessary action in this overview from the National Mental Health Association.

Senior Editor Richard Louv writes that the need to decrease parent isolation is especially crucial for single parents, whose children may suffer the consequences.

An estimated two-thirds of all young people with mental health problems are not getting the help they need. Get more of the facts on children's mental health in this fact sheet from the National Mental Health Association.