Behavioral health issues have a profound impact on the overall health and well-being of youth and their families. Early identification and timely, effective prevention and treatment of behavioral health conditions provide youth the opportunity to be their healthiest selves. Our res...
Eight-year-old Alex* has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He was diagnosed after his parents described stressful interactions...
“Family-School Success” (FSS) is an efficacious intervention improving the home and school functioning of children with ADHD in grades 2–6. An extension of this intervention designed for a younger population also showed positive effects for kindergarten and first grade students in ...
Behavioral health issues during childhood and adolescence play out every day in homes, schools and health care settings, and are increasingly being highlighted on the national stage: the rise of youth suicide, increases in adolescent depression, social pressures, and many other cha...
Teen Health Week offers an exciting opportunity to focus on the unique health issues that teens face worldwide. I’m thrilled to take part in this...
OBJECTIVES: To examine agreement between parent and adolescent reports of adolescents’ suicidal thoughts and explore demographic and clinical factors associated with agreement in a large community sample. METHODS: Participants included 5137 adolescents 11 to 17 years old (52.1% gi...
An innovative New York law is now mandating that all public schools include mental health education as a fundamental part of their school...
