Maida Chen News Today

In rural states such as North Dakota, accessing mental-health care can be extremely difficult. Federal officials say its even worse when someones benefits for such care are improperly denied. Theyre ramping up enforcement under a law aimed to address the issue. ...

By Nathalia Teixeira for Kent State News Lab.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. The "STAR room," or Student Tranquility Amygdala Reset Room, is a place to self-regulate at Euclid Middle School in Euclid and Kinder Elementary School in Miamisburg. The student checks in and the Student Assistance Program (SAP) - which connects students with resources in order to remove obstacles to learning - records where they a...

School is back and one way parents can set their kids up for success is ensuring screen time is not getting in the way of sleep. Dr. Maida Chen, professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, said there is a strong connection between sleep and mental health, and they affect each other in a circular way, which Chen pointed out screens can exacerbate. ...

Three clock-minders weigh sleep science, equity, and a bus driver shortage after Seattle Public Schools shelves a time change proposal.

California achieved a first in the nation this month: implementing a statewide law setting limits on the earliest school start times for adolescents.

California's new school start times law giving some students time for extra sleep points to one way we can support young people's health.

In this Q&A, Maida Chen shares details on Seattle Children’s expanding Sleep Medicine Program, such as what makes it unique.

Image zoom Sleep may be in short supply among new moms, but the That New Mom Life community had an endless supply of hilarious mishaps from those newborn nights. Five moms shared their stories, and youll never guess why one of their TVs wouldnt turn on! Even though funny things can happen, sleep deprivation is no joke. This week, Grace Bastidas and Desiree Fortin share the mic with Maida Chen, M.D., director of the Pediatric Sleep Disorders Center at Seattle Childrens Hospital. Dr. Chen explai...