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Category Archives: Mental Illness
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week was established by Congress to raise awareness around mental health issues. Advocates around the country hold outreach events and online campaigns to help decrease stigma and promote open dialogue around mental health issues. Please peruse … Continue reading
Mental Illness in South Africa: Early Education and Raising Awareness
This post is part three in a series by TeenScreen intern Anna Volpe, a rising junior at Connecticut College who will study mental illness in South Africa. Her research focuses on the role of mental illness in South Africa, the … Continue reading
Mental Illness in South Africa: Misunderstanding, Fear, and Stigma
This post is part two in a series by TeenScreen intern Anna Volpe, a rising junior at Connecticut College who will study mental illness in South Africa. Her research focuses on the role of mental illness in South Africa, the … Continue reading
Mental Illness in South Africa
This summer, Teenscreen welcomed intern Anna Volpe, a rising junior at Connecticut College in New London, CT. In addition to studying psychology, Anna is part of a program called PICA (Program in Community Action), where scholars combine traditional, classroom learning … 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
Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents: Improving Diagnosis in Primary Care
It’s a scenario unfolding in primary care offices every day: An adolescent is brought in by his parents, who voice concern about mood swings. He’s either irritable and apathetic or impulsive and ‘high energy’. They wonder if he is using … Continue reading
Inside TeenScreen: Why we value educator engagement
The impact of mental illness on school success can be far-reaching, which is why identifying our most vulnerable youth and connecting them with care is crucial. School personnel have an important role to play in increasing awareness of teen mental … Continue reading
Bipolar Disorder in Young People: Can Research Diffuse Controversy?
Dr. Mark Olfson, TeenScreen National Center’s scientific advisor, is professor of clinical psychiatry and a mental health services researcher and research psychiatrist at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is a leading expert on the impact … Continue reading
