This article from the American Academy of Pediatrics provides strategies and concrete examples to help pediatric health clinicians, schools, and other community partners work together toward youth suicide prevention efforts. Strategies include building community partnerships,
Mental Health First Aid is a training program for peers, teachers, parents, anyone who wants to know how to identify mental health issues and respond to them appropriately.
A new US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) study published in the American Medical Association’s journal JAMA Pediatrics reports significant increases in the number of children diagnosed with mental health conditions. The study, conducted by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), finds that between 2016 and 2020, the number of children ages…