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Tips For Easing Back to School Anxiety
As the upcoming school year approaches, it’s essential to address and manage back-to-school anxiety effectively. -
Navigating Depression and Medical Leave from College
When temporary pain feels too great to bear, the combined force of ‘forever moments’ keeps me going. -
The Widely Neglected Healing Power of Music
Music is a critical tool to understand ourselves and improve our mental health. -
The Importance of Prioritizing Emotional Wellness over Academic Achievement
We need to begin adjusting our expectations of young adults and what they should accomplish by a certain age. -
Supporting Adolescent Mental Health During a Pandemic and Back to School
Nearly all adolescents have been affected by the pandemic, but certain groups are at a higher risk for mental health conditions. -
What Happens When Your Child’s School Reports Suicidal Ideation
If your child experiences suicidal ideation at school, you probably have questions. Here are some answers from a licensed professional school counselor. -
Register for NAMI’s Ask the Expert Webinar: In–Person, Virtual And Everything In Between – Supporting Families And Children Returning To School
Register for NAMI's Ask the Expert Webinar: "In-Person, Virtual And Everything In Between – Supporting Families And Children Returning To School" on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET. -
The Availability of Peer Support and Disparities in Outpatient Mental Health Service Use Among Minority Youth with Serious Mental Illness
Found that having a peer specialist on staff was associated with increases in outpatient service use in both counties, and with reduced disparities in service use among Black and Latinx youth in Los Angeles County. The availability of a peer specialist with racial/ethnic concordance was also associated with greater outpatient service use among Latinx youth in both counties. These results suggest that peer support services are a promising approach to reducing the documented low rate of continued engagement in mental health services among youth -
Justice-Involved Youth and Trauma-Informed Interventions
Professionals working in the juvenile justice system must consider the impact of trauma on justice-involved youth when creating interventions and policies. Most youths involved with the justice system have a history of childhood adversity. Juvenile justice service systems should work to implement trauma-informed interventions that address the needs of youth with mental health and trauma related disorders. The adoption of a trauma-informed approach throughout the juvenile justice system and the implementation of interventions for juvenile offenders with a history of trauma exposure has enormous potential benefits for justice-involved youth, the staff who work with them, their families, and the community at large. -
Mental Health and Foster Care
Up to 80 percent of children in foster care have significant mental health issues, compared to approximately 18-22 percent of the general population