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Child Psychiatry Access Programs as a Strategy to Address Mental Health Provider Shortages
Anna Corona Results from many Title V 2020 Needs Assessments confirmed that access to mental health care providers is a challenge for improving mental health status among the adolescent population. In fact, several state Title V programs cited mental health workforce...
“Take Care of Yourself First. Always.”: Advice from a State Adolescent Health Coordinator
Happy holidays #ScreenToInterveneForAYAs blog readers! First and foremost, thank you for your readership this year—we hope you've found the posts to be informative and helpful for your work. While thinking about how we wanted to wrap up our blog in 2020, we realized...
The Adolescent Experience of the Pandemic is not “One-Size-Fits-All”
Adolescents are in a phase of their social, emotional, and identity development where they are seeking more opportunities to be independent as well as spend time with their peers, however due to the pandemic, they are less able to access those opportunities in an...
Closing out Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Resources to Promote and Utilize Year-Round
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (September) serves as an opportunity to highlight resources for suicide prevention and share the stories of those affected by suicide. As such, in observance of Suicide...
Always and Now: A Reflection on the Importance of Prioritizing AYA Mental Health
Iliana White, MPH, CHES, CPH Senior Program Manager, Adolescent Health Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs In the era of COVID-19, there is an increased spotlight on the emotional and mental tolls that this unprecedented pandemic has fueled. When it...
Always and Now: A Reflection on the Importance of Prioritizing AYA Mental Health
Reflection shared by: Iliana White, MPH, CHES, CPH Senior Program Manager, Adolescent Health Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs In the era of COVID-19, there is an increased spotlight on the emotional and mental tolls that this unprecedented pandemic...
Preparing for the 2020-21 School Year: Advice from Students on Caring for their Well-Being in the Distance Learning Setting
In preparation for the start of another potentially virtual school year, The Adolescent and Young Adult Behavioral Health CoIIN state teams convened online earlier this month to hear from experts on strategies for supporting student well-being, including mental...
Strategies for Improving Emotional Well-Being Among LGBTQ Youth: Stories From the Field of MCH
In honor of Pride Month (learn the history of Pride Month), we asked State Maternal & Child Health (MCH) programs to share what they are doing to improve and support emotional well-being among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ)...
New Data Source: Young Adult Emotional Well-Being During COVID-19
It was never a question of if COVID-19 would impact the emotional well-being of adolescents and young adults (AYAs), but rather, what will be the extent of the impact? The United States Census Bureau has been collecting data since April 23, 2020 to shed light on the...
Getting to ‘Y’: An Evidence-Informed Youth Engagement Strategy in Vermont
Many thanks to our guest writer, Sharon Koller, who coordinates the UP for Learning's Getting to 'Y' program, which she highlights below. Although we are experiencing a moment in time that has challenged us to be innovative in the ways we continue engaging youth in...
M.I.N.D.S.: A Youth-Led Emotional Well-Being Initiative in Minnesota
Lyndsey Reece, DHA Child and Teen Checkups Coordinator, Rice County Public Health (Minnesota) The Minnesota Adolescent and Young Adult Behavioral Health (AYA BH) CoIIN Team has prioritized youth engagement as a part of their work to improve the rates of depression...
Youth-Centered Approaches to Emotional Wellbeing in South Carolina
By Rebecca Williams-Agee, MSW, MPA PREP/Adolescent Health Coordinator, South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control In South Carolina, the Adolescent and Young Adult Behavioral Health (AYA BH) CoIIN team has been focused on leveraging existing initiatives...
Approaches to Measuring Quality Improvement in Public Health Series: Partnerships
Hello, and welcome to the fifth and final installment in our "Approaches to Measuring Quality Improvement in Public Health" series! While quality improvement principles have traditionally been implemented in clinical settings, this series is focused on unpacking a...
Approaches to Measuring Quality Improvement in Public Health Series: Assessment, Measurement, and Monitoring
Hello, and welcome to the fourth installment in our "Approaches to Measuring Quality Improvement in Public Health" series! While quality improvement principles have traditionally been implemented in clinical settings, this series is focused on unpacking a measurement...
Approaches to Measuring Quality Improvement in Public Health Series: Augmenting MCH Capacity
Hello, and welcome to the third installment in our "Approaches to Measuring Quality Improvement in Public Health" series! While quality improvement principles have traditionally been implemented in clinical settings, this series is focused on unpacking a measurement...