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Many adults are wondering why kids are fascinated with The Hunger Games but this is not the first time adoloscents have latched onto war-like books and games. Dr. Harold Koplewicz sheds light on how Katniss' independent struggle for life parallels adolescents' own intense emotional struggles.

Dr. Harold Koplewicz shows the how "The Hunger Games" premise of barbarian games and life or death situations are closely aligned with the intense emotions that adolescents go through.

The Daily Beast gets perspective on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in the US from Dr. Michael Milham, Senior Research Scientist at the Child Mind Institute, in the wake of alarming new numbers released by the CDC.

The Los Angeles Times highlights Dr. Harold Koplewicz's ideas on why the Hunger Games appeals to teens. The dramatic, dark and violent movie reflects the emotional development of teens, a feeling that everything is life or death and parents are nowhere to be found.

During Children's Mental Health Awareness Week PsychCentral's blog "Therapy Soup" is sharing important information on children's mental health. The first post features an interview with Orland Bloom and Dr. Harold Koplewicz speaking about Bloom's experience with dyslexia and how he has adapted his creative process.

Dr. Melissa Ortega, Associate Psychologist at the Child Mind Institute's ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Center, talks to KXLY about why "The Hunger Games" is captivating young adults and how they relate to the dark thriller.

Oregon Live takes five minutes to catch up on parenting news, highlighting the Child Mind Institute's article on "The Hunger Games" movie. The article explains how the teenage futuristic thriller can provide insight into the teenage emotional world.

Susan Schwartz, Director of the Child Mind Institute's Learning and Development reviewed the new toy, Pathwords Jr. by Think Fun. Schwartz explained how the game, which is frequently described as "Tetris Meets Word Search," provides opportunities to exercise skills in visual word recognition, flexibility, and vocabulary development.

Nature Medicine highlights emerging research on brain scans that will lead to greater insight when diagnosing patients. Dr. Micheal Milham, Director of the Center for the Developing Brain at the Child Mind Institute shares his objective in co-creating the 1,000 Functional Connectomes Project. The initiative allowed for an open data sharing network of brain scans and a comprehensive set of clinical information on each scan. Dr. Milham talks about how continuing research of open data sharing networks and brain scans can be used to diagnosis patients.

Ricahrd Rende, red-hot parenting blogger for Parents magazine shows his support for the Child Mind Institute's upcoming tweetchat on Tuesday, March 13 at 1pm EST. The discussion, moderated by Dr. Michael Milham, Director of the Center for the Developing Brain will answers questions on emerging research, neuroscience and brain development.