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Category Archives: Parenting
Your Teen And Screening, Part One
There has been a good deal of news lately about mental health screenings. Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics urged doctors to regularly screen for mental health disorders in adolescents and children. Those of us in the mental health community … Continue reading
Summer: Season of Stress?
We often think of summertime as the season when ‘the livin’ is easy’, but I think it’s one of the hardest times of the year for teens and their parents. Yes, school is out, freeing youngsters from homework, studying and … Continue reading
A Week of Important Firsts
Two terrific things happened to me in the last few weeks that reminded me of why our mission is important. First, I have a new little grandchild! I know this sort of happy event occurs every day to millions … Continue reading
The Treatment Question
What is the best way to treat a teenager with depression? It’s an issue that has been the subject of sharp debate in the medical and mental health communities, particularly in light of reports that question the effectiveness and safety … Continue reading
Make Teen Mental Health a National Priority
Community leaders, educators and especially parents have been shocked by the recent adolescent suicides by high school students in South Hadley, Massachusetts and Palo Alto, California. Tragically, these high profile suicides are among 5,000 that will occur in teens and … 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
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- @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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