• NIHCM Webinar on Adolescent Depression, August
• New Screening Recommendations, September
• Rural Mental Health, November
• Preventing Mental, Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, December

Webinar: Preventing Mental, Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, December 2009

Preventing Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities

Mary Ellen O’Connell, Institute of Medicine study director, discussed the IOM Report “Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities” during a live webinar hosted by the TeenScreen National Center.

O’Connell examined the problem of mental and emotional disorders among youth with a focus on the burden to families and society. She discussed current prevention practices and interventions that are available in primary care offices, schools, and community service centers. Finally, she outlined the report’s review of screening and the IOM’s recommendations for the use of evidence-based tools and guidelines.

• Webinar Presentation Slides
• Recorded Webinar Audio File
• Report Executive Summary (online); Report Executive Summary 
• Brief for Policymakers
• Brief for Researchers
• Screening Chapter of Report

Webinar: Rural Mental Health, November 2009

Rural Mental Health

Child Psychiatrist Steven Adelsheim, M.D., Discussed Prevention of Serious Mental Illness, Expansion of Rural Mental Health Services

The TeenScreen National Center hosted a webinar on November 11, 2009 featuring Dr. Steve Adelsheim, Director for the Center for Rural and Community Behavioral Health, Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, & Family/ Community Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, and Medical Director/ Principal Investigator, Early Assessment and Resource Linkages for Youth program, Albuquerque, N.M.

• Connections to Care: Developing a Mental Health Service Capacity for Youth in Rural Communities
  Download the recorded webinar presentation

Dr. Adelsheim’s Webinar presentation reviewed highlights from the Institute of Medicine’s 2009 report on “Preventing Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People.” He spoke about changing the approach to mental disorders, the world’s leading cause of disability, to one of health promotion and prevention by implementing screening and early intervention efforts.

Dr. Adelsheim talked about the Early Assessment and Resource Linkages for Youth (EARLY) project, a program he directs in Albuquerque that targets school personnel, community and medical personnel, and the general population to educate them about the signs of mental illness, especially the serious mental disorders of depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The EARLY program also involves screening and referral services, and treatment through multi-family groups, school/ employment support, and other evidence-based methods. He spoke of specific challenges the EARLY program faced in connecting children and adolescents with mental health services in Albuquerque. He also talked about the use of telehealth models to support rural primary care and mental health providers in school-based health centers and other health/ mental health settings.

Webinar: New Screening Recommendations, Sept 2009

Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for Adolescent Depression Screening and Treatment

The TeenScreen National Center hosted a webinar on September 29, 2009 featuring Dr. Thomas DeWitt, Chair of Methodology & Member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. DeWitt discussed the USPSTF’s recommendations for adolescent depression screening and treatment.

• Listen to the recorded webinar presentation

Webinar: NIHCM Webinar on Adolescent Depression, August 2009

NIHCM Webinar on Adolescent Depression

On Aug. 26, 2009, Leslie McGuire, deputy executive director of the TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups at Columbia University, joined experts in adolescent and mental health to present a webinar titled:“Improving Early Identification & Treatment of Adolescent Depression: Considerations and Strategies for Health Plans”.

The webinar was sponsored by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation and focused on support for the early detection of mental illness and practical implementation of mental health checkups in primary care. The presenters discussed the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation to perform routine adolescent mental health screenings, and reviewed effective screening tools, including TeenScreen Primary Care, that primary care providers can implement to identify depression among adolescents.

Please visit the NIHCM Web site for more information and to access the Video Archive of this presentation.
Other speakers included:

• Jane Park, MPH, project coordinator of the National Adolescent Health Information and Innovation Center (NAHIIC) and Public Policy Analysis & Education Center at the University of California, San Francisco
• Ned Calonge, MD, MPH, chief medical officer of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Associate Professor of Family Medicine and of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; and Chair of the United States Preventive Services Task Force
• Chris Dennis, MD, MBA, chief medical officer of the commercial division at ValueOptions