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Reimagining Mental Health in Schools
School staff members have a responsibility to recognize and act on warning signs of mental health crises. -
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 -
Rules of the Road for Succeeding in College with a Mood Disorder
Young adults with mood disorders who are heading off to college can succeed—all it takes is planning, support, lifestyle care and a little luck. Here are a few practical tips for the journey ahead.