Anxiety is the most common psychiatric symptom in children, adolescents and young adults, and new approaches to diagnosis and treatment offer hope. A discussion with leaders in the field includes Herbert Pardes, M.D., executive director of New York-Presbyterian Hospital's Youth Anxiety Center; Lisa Marie Falcone, director of educational outreach and advancement at New York-Presbyterian's Youth Anxiety Center; Anne Marie Albano, PhD, ABPP, co-clinical director of Columbia University's Youth Anxiety Center; and Francis Lee, M.D., PhD, co-research director at New York-Presbyterian's Youth Anxiety Center.