In the Alpes-Maritimes region, thirty-three young peer educators have been trained in the prevention of risky behavior as part of a European program. Particular emphasis was placed on...

In 2005, the Phare Enfants-Parents association launched a telephone helpline to assist parents dealing with their child’s emotional distress and to support families grieving a suicide....

Every four years, the HBSC survey is conducted among middle school students in forty-one countries, including France. The 2010 survey has just been published and confirms the growing use...

According to Philippe Jeammet, a child psychiatrist, telephone counseling services offer a particularly effective solution for young people and complement in-person counseling services....

Peer education offers undeniable benefits for health education among adolescents and young adults.

A violence prevention program, inspired by a program created in Nice, has been in place for four years at a middle school in Clermont-Ferrand. Delivered by educational staff from the...

Interview with Daniel Marcelli, child and adolescent psychiatrist and head of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department at the Henri-Laborit University Hospital in Poitiers. Should...

The family is the primary environment for a very young child's development. Young children should not be overstimulated in their cognitive learning; families and professionals should be...

Catherine Jousselme, a child psychiatrist, explains why television use among very young children—those under 3 years of age—poses a scientifically proven risk to cognitive and behavioral...

In Paris, a preschool is piloting a program designed to develop young children’s social and emotional skills by training and raising awareness among teachers. This approach requires a...