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Infographic titled “2025 Vanderbilt Child Health Poll (VCHP): A Voice for Tennessee Parents.” It presents statistics on Tennessee parents’ top child-health concerns, mental health, social media, school-related concerns, firearm injury prevention, immunizations, food insecurity, and children’s overall health, with a QR code and Vanderbilt Pediatrics URL at the bottom.
March 11, 2026

Poll: Tennessee parents are worried about the future for their kids; 1 in 3 say their child has been diagnosed with a mental health condition

Teen mental health, social media, bullying, screen time and school quality top list of parental concerns

By Jake Lowary
A father sits beside a distressed child on a sofa, holding her hand and listening as she covers her face.
March 27, 2024

New program designed to help patients and families impacted by chronic pain

Psychologists at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will soon begin offering a workshop to help patients and families impacted by chronic pain and persistent functional symptoms.

By Jessica Pasley
Infographic titled “Top 5 concerns for parents in TN,” listing education and school quality; child mental health and suicide; bullying and cyberbullying; school gun violence; and drug and alcohol use. It includes a photo of a smiling child holding up five fingers and Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy branding.
January 25, 2023

Vanderbilt Child Health poll: majority of Tennessee parents worried about school quality, mental health

A new poll of Tennessee parents from the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy found that most Tennessee parents placed school quality and child mental health at the top of their list of concerns for their children.

By Jake Lowary