Child Psychiatry Access Programs as a Strategy to Address Mental Health Provider Shortages

by Eden Desta | Jan 26, 2021 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Child Health, Mental Health & SUD

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...

AMCHP Announces “Youth Voice Amplified” Committee

by Eden Desta | Dec 22, 2020 | Adolescent Health, News Releases, Youth Engagement

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs has officially approved the foundational components of an association committee dedicated to elevating the voice and contributions of young people to the MCH discipline, particularly state Title V programs. The...

“Take Care of Yourself First. Always.”: Advice from a State Adolescent Health Coordinator

by Eden Desta | Dec 17, 2020 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD

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...

The Adolescent Experience of the Pandemic is not “One-Size-Fits-All”

by Eden Desta | Nov 13, 2020 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts

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

by Eden Desta | Sep 28, 2020 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD

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

by Eden Desta | Aug 26, 2020 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, COVID-19, Mental Health & SUD

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...