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Category Archives: Mental Health
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
Why I Use TeenScreen: A Pediatrician’s Story
I started using TeenScreen materials in 2009 after learning about the program through Kaiser Permanente Southern Colorado. Previously, I based my mental health assessment of patients on what I termed as the “hunch technique” – essentially using my gut to … 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
Teen Depression & Anxiety Disorders: How Can Primary Care Meet the Challenge?
It was the largest conference for pediatricians in the U.S., and Jefferson Prince MD, — instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of child psychiatry for the North Shore Medical Center in Salem, MA and medical director for the … Continue reading
First Aid for Mental Health? A New Way to Respond
When we hear the term “first aid,” physical or medical emergencies immediately come to mind: a broken bone, an injury, a heart attack. The idea that first aid-type strategies can be applied to someone experiencing a mental health problem is … Continue reading
TeenScreen in the Community: Our First Partner
When Tulsa, Oklahoma experienced a teen suicide cluster in the late 1990s, Mike Brose, executive director of the city’s Mental Health Association, went looking for a way to help prevent future tragedies. He quickly found TeenScreen and connected with our office. Soon … Continue reading
Eating Disorders in Teens: Will New Findings Improve Outcomes?
After the holidays, many of us make our annual New Year’s resolution to lose weight. All of us are concerned with our health, but perhaps no group is more focused on appearance than adolescents. Lots of messages in the media … Continue reading
Happy Holidays from TeenScreen
This is a special time of year, filled with friends and family, parties and presents. As the frenzy of holiday preparations winds down, we look forward to a chance to relax and enjoy good times with those we love. At … Continue reading
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