From the medical center to the community – bridging the gaps in mental health care for kids.
Key Facts: Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Conditions
For those receiving treatment, 10 years is the average delay between symptom onset & treatment initiation.
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1 of 5 children & adolescents experience a psychiatric condition within the past year
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1 of 3 children & adolescents experience a psychiatric condition within their lifetime
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1 of 2 psychiatric conditions begin by age 14 and three-quarters by age 25
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Less than 1/2 of children & adolescents with psychiatric conditions receive treatment
Addressing Pediatric Mental Health Challenges – A Better Way
Our website goal is to begin to transform pediatric mental health care by creating new “bridges of understanding” between patients and families, their pediatric primary care practitioners (PCPs), and mental health specialists. The information on this website is designed to foster this collaboration. By working together, we can help kids thrive!
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5-hour tuition-based mental health education video course with accompanying manual guiding PCPs in the safe and effective management of anxiety, depression, and ADHD in pediatric primary care
Free handouts for patients and families explaining anxiety, depression, ADHD, and behavior problems in kids in everyday language
Free toolkits for patients and families teaching evidence-based skills to manage early, mild anxiety, depression, ADHD and behavior problems at home
Free videos and podcasts for parents that can help them manage everyday parenting challenges, including a new video course about dealing with misbehavior
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Free handouts for patients and families explaining anxiety, depression, ADHD, and behavior problems in kids in everyday language
Free toolkits for patients and families that teach evidence-based skills to manage anxiety, depression, ADHD and behavior problems as an adjunct to psychotherapy
Free manual and training video for BHCs providing guidance in the effective use of the toolkits
Free videos and podcasts for parents that can help them manage everyday parenting challenges, including a new video course about dealing with misbehavior
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Free video courses to help build effective parenting skills
Free handouts explaining anxiety, depression, ADHD, and behavior problems in kids in everyday language
Free toolkits teaching evidence-based skills to manage early, mild anxiety, depression, ADHD and behavior problems at home
Free videos and podcasts to help you manage everyday parenting challenges
A Community Vision
Our learning materials have been disseminated to thousands of PCPs, BHCs, and pediatric patients and their families across the country who have found the materials highly useful in promoting kids’ mental health and well-being.