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LGBT Youth & Suicide: Understanding & Reducing Risk
TeenScreen Webinar Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Register Gay and lesbian adolescents are 3-to-5 times more likely to attempt suicide than other teenagers. But, the latest findings show that certain protective factors can lower the risk. Brian Mustanski, Ph.D. is an … Continue reading
Troubling new suicide statistics: Can Screening Make a Difference?
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the percentage of teens who attempted suicide increased between 2009 to 2011. Thoughts of suicide are also on the rise, with 15.8% of teens admitting that … 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
Inside TeenScreen: We’re Parents Too
We’re parents. We know what it’s like to have a child in middle and high school. It can be exhilarating, hectic and sometimes just plain exhausting! That’s why we welcome those routine health checks that our teens get for hearing, … Continue reading
Teens & Mental Health: How to Help Families
Mental health problems in teens are widespread, but parents often struggle with bringing these issues to the primary care provider. This reluctance contributes to the problem of underdiagnosis and undertreatment, and keeps teens from getting the help they need. While … Continue reading
When A Teen Attempts Suicide: What One Father Learned About Mental Illness
In the latest issue of Family Circle, a writer recounts the life-altering experience of his daughter’s suicide attempt – and how even the most attentive parents can remain completely unaware of their child’s torment. It’s a harrowing story, but, sadly … Continue reading
Why Depression is a Family Affair
We tend to think of new parenthood as a joyful time, but the reality is that it is also a tumultuous period of enormous change for parents. Mild postpartum depression – the so-called ‘baby blues’ — is extremely common and … Continue reading
Peer Parents: A Solution to Extend Child Mental Health Services
Parents who have lived the experience of parenting a child with behavioral health needs and have learned the hard way how to get services are a largely untapped high value/low-cost resource. They have formed coalitions and organizations to support and educate other parents.
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