The TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups at Columbia University

Mission

Prevent adolescent suicide and reduce disability associated with mental illness through early detection of mental illness.

Goal

Expand early detection of mental illness by mainstreaming evidenced-based mental health checkups as a routine procedure in adolescent health care, schools, and other youth-serving settings.

Strategy

Advance policy and institute best practices to expand the availability and utilization of mental health checkups.