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Inside TeenScreen: Taking On Stigma for Today’s Teens
Her friends may have been struggling with mental health problems, but Kelly Nadel, TeenScreen Program Associate, had no way of knowing. As a high school student in the 1990s, she remembers that mental health was never discussed — not at … Continue reading
Marin County Schools Make Screening a Priority
Budget constraints have forced many counties around the country to cut programs and services, and Marin County, CA is no exception. Still, mental health screening has remained a funding priority for schools there, and Esme Gordon, the TeenScreen Program Coordinator … Continue reading
Revolutionizing Teen Mental Health Care: Our Next Webinar
I first wrote about headspace in the fall of 2011, only a few days after I had the pleasure of meeting Chris Tanti. As CEO of headspace, he manages what I think is one of the most innovative and effective teen … Continue reading
Meeting the Challenges of Urban Teens
The stigma associated with mental illness runs deep in her community. Magally Prosper, MD, a private practice pediatrician in Brooklyn, NY., began screening three years ago after learning of TeenScreen National Center resources at a professional conference. She confronts daily … Continue reading
Helping Depressed, Anxious Teens: Primary Care’s Unique Role
The process may be challenging, but primary care providers incorporating depression and anxiety treatment into their adolescent practice have a “wonderful opportunity” to support families and make an important difference in the lives of teens. Those were the opening thoughts … Continue reading
TeenScreen in Primary Care: Getting a Clearer Picture of Teen Health
Primary care providers are often surprised by the results they get after offering an adolescent a mental health screening. Gary Mirkin, MD, a pediatrician at MDs4kids Medical in Great Neck, NY, (a division of Allied Pediatrics, one of the largest … Continue reading
We’re Proud to be at NAPNAP: Working with Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Adolescent mental health needs are growing, but there are too few mental health professionals to meet the demand. Patients and their parents are turning to primary acre for help, and practices are now on the front lines of teen mental … Continue reading
Health Care Reform, the Supreme Court, and Teens
The Supreme Court has begun taking up the legal questions around the Affordable Care Act – health care reform. And, we are again reminded of the volatility of the health care policy debate and the very real impact of health … Continue reading
Dying Young: Can we help people with mental illness live longer?
At TeenScreen National Center, we’re working hard to prevent the disability and death that can result from unrecognized and untreated psychiatric illness. We know that screening can help identify mental health problems early and may prevent the development of a … Continue reading
The Unexpected Benefits of Mental Health Screening
More than half of all mental disorders begin by age 14, but the majority of teens struggle for years before their illness is diagnosed. During that time, symptoms can often worsen. Suffering continues, as does the risk of suicide. That’s … Continue reading
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Recent Posts
- Integrated Care: New Focus for Nation’s Mental Health Professionals
- Inside TeenScreen: Taking On Stigma for Today’s Teens
- Marin County Schools Make Screening a Priority
- Why Kaiser Permanente Southern Colorado Believes in Teen Mental Health Screening
- Revolutionizing Teen Mental Health Care: Our Next Webinar
@teenscreen (Twitter)
- @apahelpcenter First Aid for Mental Health? A New Way to Respond http://t.co/3DuMGzq6 #mhblogday
- @apahelpcenter The Media and Mental Illness Stigma: Have we turned a corner? #mhblogday http://t.co/0yqY7s2Z
- @apahelpcenter Mental Illness: Can the Caped Crusader Stamp Out Stigma? http://t.co/rGA6Ukwy. #mhblogday
- Too Many Drugs, Too Soon? A Pediatrician on What Every Parent Needs to Know. Get more: http://t.co/fGSxbQtj
- Why Kaiser Permanente Southern Colorado Believes in Teen Mental Health Screening. http://t.co/Cg9Ff4JT
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