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The Illinois Department of Public Health is “fully adopting” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated COVID-19 guidance for masking in schools, the department announced Friday. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Recent studies have shown mindfulness has been helpful for children going through stressful situations, a Chicago pediatrician said.

In the last report of our series, “Kids and Mental Health,” NBC 5’s Lauren Petty takes a look at concrete ways parents can give their kids a boost.

Tantrums, tears, trouble sleeping — they are all signs that a child is in distress, even if they don’t have the words to explain why.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll in so many ways, including the mental health of our children. Here is a list of resources to help families navigate this crisis.

An increased demand for counseling for children during the coronavirus pandemic has parents and caregivers uncertain about where to turn first.

When her 16-year-old daughter would not get out of bed for several days, a suburban Chicago mother knew she needed help and started calling therapists. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty has more details in the latest installment of our Kids & Mental Health series.

A suburban Chicago mother is speaking out, sharing the story of her teenage daughter’s battle with depression, which nearly led to the loss of the teen’s life, to help others, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

A suburban Chicago mother is speaking out, sharing the story of her teenage daughter’s battle with depression, which nearly led to the loss of the teen’s life, to help others, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

Doctors are learning more about a mysterious disease linked to the coronavirus that has affected previously healthy children. A study published this week in the New England of Journal of Medicine followed 186 children who developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in 26 states. The young patients developed severe inflammation in multiple organs, including the heart, weeks after having COVID-19, researchers…

Doctors are learning more about a mysterious disease linked to the coronavirus that has affected previously healthy children. NBC 5 Investigates’ Katie Kim reports