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Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Research and Treatment Innovation
Letter asking Senate HELP Committee to include the Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACE) Act in its reauthorization of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. -
Letter To Congressional Committee Leadership On Child And Adolescent Mental Health And Research And Treatment Innovation
Letter asking Senate HELP Committee to include the Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACE) Act in its reauthorization of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Research and Innovation & Child and Adolescent Mental Healthh
Letter to Senators Smith and Murkowski, expressing support for the Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act, which will build upon previous studies on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in innovative and equitable ways. -
Youth Speak Out on Their Tech Use During COVID-19
"As an academic…and as a human, I understand now more than ever that the relationship between mental health and technology is relentlessly nuanced." -
Preventing a Generation from Struggling in Silence
If we fail to teach the younger generations about mental health, they may struggle alone rather than talk to people who can help them. They may feel ashamed for what they experience rather than know it’s not their fault. They may even take their lives. -
When Your Parents Have Mental Illness: Healing Childhood Trauma
“Maybe you’ve spent your life watching your mother or father struggle with anxiety, depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder. So, what can you do if you grew up with parents or siblings experiencing mental illness, or in a family with a history of abuse or neglect?” -
Being the Person My 13-Year-Old Self Needed
"Fast-forward six years: I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. It was six years of feeling completely alone. Six years of feeling like I was the only person that felt the way I did. Six years of feeling helpless." -
Helping Children Learn How to Think Positively
With a basic understanding of cognitive behavioral principles, you can teach your child how to process uncomfortable situations at school, at home and on the playground. And not after the fact, but before they even happen. -
“13 Reasons Why” Hurts Vulnerable Teens
While the show has started many conversations about suicide, whether those conversations are harmful or helpful is debatable. What is helpful, however, are all the resources that have become more visible in response to the show. -
From One Parent to Another: How to Help Your Child
After her daughter died by suicide, the author of this blog learned everything she could about mental health. She's sharing her newfound knowledge with fellow parents, with the hope that even one of her suggestions might prevent another lost battle.