Mind Matters: AYA Mental Health Capacity Building for Title V Series 

by Anna Corona | Jan 26, 2023 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD, Resources, Title V

Welcome! We are glad you are here to learn more about Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) mental health as it relates to state Maternal & Child Health (MCH) programs.  AYAs are defined as people who are 10-17 years old (adolescents) and 18-25 years old (young...

Spotlight: The Ohio Maternal & Child Health Approach to Supporting Adolescent & Young Adult Mental Health

by Anna Corona | Dec 6, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts

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

by Anna Corona | Oct 14, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Equity & Anti-Racism, Mental Health & SUD

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

by Anna Corona | Aug 19, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD, Resources, Title V

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...

Taking Action to Address Environmental Health Today to Protect the Health of Future Generations

by Chery Manon Espinal | Sep 1, 2022 | Adolescent Health, Podcast, Pulse Newsletters

By Maura Leahy, MPH, CHES, Program Manager, Child & Adolescent Health, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) When I heard that the theme for this issue of our Pulse newsletter was “Reflections on Shaping our Future,” I immediately thought of...

Episode 6 – The Kids Are Not Okay: Climate Change, Environmental Injustice, and What MCH & Youth Advocates Can Do

by Gabrielle McLean | Jun 29, 2022 | Adolescent Health, Blogs & Podcasts, Podcast, Youth Engagement

Guest Speakers:  Rhea Goswami, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Environmental Justice Coalition  Dr. Megan Latshaw, Associate Scientist, Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Johns Hopkins University    Interested in learning about environmental...