Engaging in local activities to is an important way to raise awareness and educate communities about the problems of unidentified mental illness in adolescents and the importance of mental health checkups as a method of early identification. Use the links below to learn about events sponsored by the National Center.
TeenScreen National Center Events
February 8 Webinar: Offering Mental Health Checkups to Adolescents in the Primary Care Office
TeenScreen Physician Advisor, John
Genrich, M.D., presented a webinar for medical professionals on the
process of administering a mental health checkup in an adolescent
health care setting.
December 15 Webinar: IOM Report on Preventing Mental Disorders
Mary Ellen O’Connell, M.M.H.S.,
study director at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research
Council (NRC) discussed the IOM/NRC report: “Preventing Mental,
Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and
Possibilities.”
November 11 Webinar: Connections to Care: Developing a Mental Health Service Capacity for Youth in Rural Communities
Child Psychiatrist Steven Adelsheim, M.D., Discussed a Public Health Approach to Children's Mental Health, Prevention of Serious Mental Illness, Expansion of Rural Mental Health Services.
Webinar Series, "Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for Adolescent Depression Screening and Treatment" (Audio and Slides Available)
The TeenScreen National Center hosted a webinar on September 29, 2009 where featured speaker Dr. Thomas G. DeWitt, M.D., F.A.A.P., and Chair of Methodology & Member, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, discussed the USPSTF recommendations.
NIHCM Webinar: Adolescent Depression
TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups staff joined experts in adolescent and mental health to
present a webinar, sponsored by the National Insitute of Health Care Management, titled: “Improving Early Identification & Treatment of Adolescent Depression: Considerations and Strategies for Health Plans.”
TeenScreen Primary Care Events
Nevada Primary Care Training Event
The TeenScreen National Center held a Continuing Medical Education training event, bringing together Northern Nevada pediatric primary care providers to educate them about mental health checkups for adolescent patients. The training was sponsored by Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Nevada Office of Suicide Prevention, Douglas County Suicide Prevention Network, Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, and the TeenScreen National Center.
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