Children diagnosed with depression can be treated through medications and therapy. But Skip Corsini, a parent who has struggled with depression since childhood, says parents and others can help by paying careful attention to the social environment their children inhabit.

In the teen years, just wearing the wrong jeans can spell social disaster. So it's no surprise that young people diagnosed with bipolar disorder struggle with well-founded fears of being ostracized by their peers. Lisa Rhodes profiles Lizzie Simon, a young woman who is working to overcome the stigma.

Caring for a child with an emotional disability, ranging from extreme shyness to violent behavior, takes a toll on parents and caregivers that apparently does not ease with time. Researchers at Ohio State University conclude it's not just the children with problems who need care—the people caring for them also need help.

In a recent conversation with Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips, Goodman urged the benefits of listening and watching for clues as to how kids are coping—and recommended some ways to ease children's fears.

It wasn't long ago that children struggling with mental and emotional health problems faced a chronic lack of resources, and understanding. Awareness is on the rise, however. Learn how communities and individuals can help supports kids' and families' overall mental health.

Even with the healing passage of time, children can have trouble handling the emotions of fear, anger and grief in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The continuing national war on terrorism raises the emotional stakes. Connect for Kids has compiled resources to help.

All of us who care for children work hard to help them make sense of their world. Now, as adults and kids struggle to come to terms with the seemingly senseless attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., we need to find other ways to help them feel safe. Advocacy director Jan Richter and editor Susan Phillips share some thoughts.

Children struggle with many of the same mental health problems that trouble adults—but are less likely to be properly diagnosed and treated. A traveling art exhibit organized by the NYU Child Study Center helps make the world of childhood mental illness visible. The Center's Robin F. Goodman talks about the exhibit, and its mission.

To be a teen is difficult. To be a teen suffering from depression is crushing. In this story from Children's Express, Joel Solow, 13, and Africa Taylor, 18, profile a teen facing the burden of this common and treatable mental illness.

When we think of children's health, we often think of a fever or runny nose—not the mental and emotional aspects of their development. Connect for Kids' Children's Mental Health features provides resources to help communities and individuals create an environment that supports kids' and families' mental health.