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Page Six wonders if Hilaria Thomas Baldwin, the wife of Alec Baldwin is pregnant. The column looks at her activities over the last few days. We know that Ms. Thomas Baldwin spent the weekend in Southampton, teaching yoga to friends of the Child Mind Institute in support of the financial aid program.

Bloomingdale’s is partnering with ABC for an exciting in-store event for the premiere of the fantasy drama, “Once Upon a Time.” Shoppers can bid for the chance to meet the cast with proceeds going to the Child Mind Institute.

The Child Mind Institute's Dr. Rachel Busman talks to the Today show about the shifts and transitions for kids as they head back to school. She explains what the onsets and normal amounts of anxiety might be as well as when is a good time for parents to help.

In a new column for Scholastic's Instructor magazine, Dr. Melanie Fernandez answers questions on how to manage children's behavior in the classroom. First she answers questions on how to build a younger sibling's self-esteem and when to give input on IEPs.

How do we nurture our children’s brains and how do we know when they in trouble and need professional help? Ingrid Wickelgren talks to the Child Mind Institute's clinicians to show how diagnosis, treatment and parent training really makes a difference for children struggling with mental illnesses.

Dr. Stephen Hinshaw, of the Child Mind Institute's Scientific Research Council published a study on the rate of self-injury and attempts of suicide during the teenage years of girls with ADHD. The study showed that more than half of the girls with a sub-type of ADHD had engaged in some form of self-harm, such as cutting, burning or pulling out chunks of their hair.

On Aug. 24, 2012 Hilaria Baldwin will lead a class to benefit the Child Mind Institute, organized by the Southampton-based studio Yoga Gives. Tickets are $250, which goes to the institute to improve mental-health care for children.

Dr. Stephen Hinshaw, co-chair of the Child Mind Institute's Scientific Research Council published the study done at UC Berkley showing—with the largest sample yet—that as girls with ADHD grow older, they show fewer visible symptoms of the disorder, but continue to suffer in hidden ways. The findings challenge assumptions that girls can “outgrow” ADHD, and underscore the need for long-term monitoring and treatment of the disorder.

Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz, president of the Child Mind Institute talks to the New York Times about family service volunteer trips. What is an appropriate age to bring your kids and how might it benefit them as well as what the dangers would be of exposing them to a very different culture.

After the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado Dr. Harold Koplewicz joined MPR's The Daily Circuit to talk about the gaps in treating mental illness within the current prevention and intervention systems.