Cutting class? Chronic absenteeism could be part of a much larger problem where mental health issues force students to stay home, according to School Avoidance Alliance.

Scolionophobia, or fear of school, affects about 1 in 20 children at different points of childhood. Here's what parents need to know.

School avoidance contributes to an absenteeism crisis. Here's what an advocate wants schools to know.

The NI Commissioner for Children and Young People has called for more support for vulnerable school-goers amid a rise in school avoidance.

EBSA meaning and advice for parents on how to manage their own mental health whilst supporting their child/ teenager during school avoidance ...

NEW YORK-- The back-to-school season has many parents struggling with "school refusal" among their kids in kindergarten through 12th grade after the pandemic pushed the already growing problem of ...

Child and adolescent psychotherapist Nettie Bowie on how school avoidance is rooted in a host of anxieties – and what parents can do to help School avoidance (or school refusal, as it is ...