Chronic Sleep Loss in Youths Identified as Major Public Health Issue

Chronic sleep loss in children and teenagers has been identified as a major fixable public health issue in the United States.  The YSAM Program received a Cousins Center grant to address this critical issue (See YSAM Research Projects). For more information on sleep in children and adolescents: 

www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/matte/pdf/2011/teen_sleep.pdf

www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/Let-Them-Sleep-AAP-Recommends-Delaying-Start-Times-of-Middle-and-High-Schools-to-Combat-Teen-Sleep-Deprivation.aspx