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Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week was established by Congress to raise awareness around mental health issues. Advocates around the country hold outreach events and online campaigns to help decrease stigma and promote open dialogue around mental health issues. Please peruse … Continue reading
ADHD Drug Shortage: A Solution is Needed
There is a serious shortage of drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the U.S., and millions of parents and their children are caught in the middle. As described in a recent New York Times article, they constantly … Continue reading
Integrated Care: Can we create a health care system that works for teens?
The doctor asks in earnest, “Is it ok if we share your behavioral health information with your primary care doctor?” The patients are surprised at the question. As Greg Jensen, a licensed clinical social worker and the Vice President for … Continue reading
Integrated Care: What Are We Really Talking About?
Integrated care, the tightly linked provision of behavioral health services and general medical services, is the holy grail of population-based mental health services because of the potential improvements in access, compliance, satisfaction, and effectiveness of care for mental disorders. However, … Continue reading
HEADSPACE: Innovative Mental Health Program Where Teens Take the Lead
Good ideas are often simple. They seem so obvious once we hear about them. In a complicated arena like teen mental health, good ideas are also in short supply. That’s why I was excited to invite CEO Chris Tanti to … Continue reading
The Mental Health Screening Dilemma
For many academics and researchers, the debate is over: The use of mental health screening questionnaires in a routine fashion in primary care offices greatly increases the detection of mental disorders among children and adolescents. With such information, the American … 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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The Tucson Tragedy: Will We Go Forward or Back?
When I heard the news about the terrible shootings in Tucson Saturday, I was horrified and heartbroken. A bright young congresswoman shot at point blank range and fighting for her life. The senseless and brutal loss of innocent life, including … Continue reading
