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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...
MCH Bridges Episode #2: Protecting Our Future, Vaccinating Children & Youth
The episode features a panel of a parent, teenager, and pediatrician in a conversation on the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine for children and adolescents and strategies to increase the confidence of parents and caregivers in the COVID-19 vaccine for their...
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...
MCH Bridges Episode #1: A Conversation with AMCHP Presidents
In this inaugural episode of MCH Bridges, we sit down with AMCHP’s President, Dr. Manda Hall, and AMCHP’s Past President, Dr. Shirley Payne, to talk about their MCH journeys, their wishes and hopes for the MCH field, and more! Please complete this short survey to...
Envisioning the Future: Equitable Systems of Mental Health Supports for AYAs
Anna Corona Recently, several members of AMCHP's Youth Voice Amplified Committee as well as several state Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) program staff convened virtually to envision what it would look like for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) to have...
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...
The Role of Doulas in Supporting Women with Substance Use Disorders
This podcast discusses the use of doulas in supporting women in recovery and treatment for substance use disorders. Two doula certified peer recovery specialists from the Illinois Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Opioid Use Disorder Program share their...
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...
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...