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New Brief! Promoting and Caring for Young Adult Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic brought increased attention to the mental health status and needs experienced by young adults. The 2021 Surgeon General’s Advisory addressing the importance of protecting youth mental health highlights the growing mental health crisis among...
Spotlight: The Ohio Maternal & Child Health Approach to Supporting Adolescent & Young Adult Mental Health
Ohio is one of five state teams participating in the Association of Maternal & Child Health Program’s Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Behavioral Health learning collaborative, which aims to improve access to depression screenings with linkage to high quality...
Mental Health Equity for BIPOC Communities: Helpful Primers from Mental Health America
Last month, participants of the Adolescent & Young Adult Behavioral Health Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network attended a virtual learning session focused on strategies for promoting mental health equity in Black, Indigenous, and people of color...
Spotlight: The Pennsylvania MCH Approach to Supporting AYA Mental Health
Pennsylvania is one of the five state teams participating in the Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Behavioral Health learning collaborative, which aims to improve access to depression screenings with linkage to high quality follow-up care (if needed) among AYAs ages...
Environments that are Supportive of LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health: A Conversation with Advocates
Gabrielle Beck (she/her) of AMCHP’s Youth Voice Amplified Committee recently sat down with advocates Damien Lopez (He/They) and Jahmila Smith (she/her) from Garden State Equality, the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in New Jersey. They discuss how MCH...
Measuring the Impact of the Pandemic on Adolescents: CDC’s Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES)
By: Susan Richardson, PhD, Research Analyst, National Improvement Partnership Network Even before the pandemic, there was a rising concern for adolescent and young adult mental health in the United States.[1] Data from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey...
Envisioning Communities that Support AYA Mental Health
As MCH professionals, we understand the importance of centering the needs and ideas of young people as we think through what it means to transform communities and systems to be more supportive of their mental health. As such, we are thrilled to feature two guest...
Spotlight: The Arizona MCH Approach to Supporting AYA Mental Health
Arizona is one of the state teams participating in the Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Behavioral Health learning collaborative, which aims to improve access to depression screenings with linkage to high quality follow-up care if needed among AYAs (12-25 years...
A Conversation with Young Adults Behind TeenLink Hawaii
A Comprehensive Online Health and Wellness Resource for Teens and Young Adults I had the pleasure of spending a Friday afternoon discussing TeenLinkHawaii, a web-based health information resource, with two bright and friendly college students, Mari Nishiguchi and...
What Title V MCH Program Staff Need to Know: Federal Investments in Youth Mental Health
Earlier this month, the Adolescent & Young Adult Health National Resource Center hosted a webinar highlighting HRSA's Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) program, which promotes behavioral health integration in pediatric primary care by supporting the...
Youth-Led Suicide Prevention Efforts in American Samoa
Anna Corona Trigger warning: this post contains content about suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, free and confidential help is available. Please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text the Crisis...
Introducing our Newest State Participants! National Learning Collaborative to Improve Systems of Mental Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs)
Anna Corona Earlier this month, the Adolescent & Young Adult Health National Resource Center hosted a virtual meeting to kick-off an 18-month learning collaborative which aims to improve access to depression screenings with linkage to high quality, culturally...
A Conversation on the Mental Health of Young Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Anna Corona May 1 marked the start of the annual observance of Mental Health Month and celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. We wanted to take this opportunity to elevate the unique mental health needs of young Asian American and Pacific Islander...
Spotlight! The Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Health National Resource Center: How We Support Title V Programs to Advance AYA Health
Anna Corona We're excited to present this blog entry as we approach Mental Health Awareness Month in May. Here at the Adolescent & Young Adult Health National Resource Center (AYAH-NRC), we have a lot to learn from this community of adolescent health champions. We...
Closing out Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month: How Title V Is Taking Action
Maura Leahy, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Child & Adolescent Health at the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs As February comes to an end, so does the annual observance of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). We wanted to bring additional...