Measuring the Impact of the Pandemic on Adolescents: CDC’s Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES)

by Anna Corona | May 18, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD

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

by Anna Corona | Apr 5, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD, Uncategorized

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...

The Biden Administration Mental Health Strategy: Implications for MCH

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 29, 2022 | Government Affairs, Mental Health & SUD, Pulse Newsletters

By Stacy Collins, Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs   “First – beat the opioid epidemic. There is so much we can do. Increase funding for prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery. Get...

Spotlight: The Arizona MCH Approach to Supporting AYA Mental Health

by Brittany Frew | Mar 14, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD

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

by Brittany Frew | Feb 9, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD

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...

Leveraging Federal Block Grants to Meet the Substance Use Disorder Needs of Women: The Nevada Experience

by Chery Manon Espinal | Feb 2, 2022 | Maternal & Infant Health, Mental Health & SUD, Pulse Newsletters

By Caroline Halsted, Research Analyst, National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors and Jessica Simon, Program Manager, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)     Overview The federal Substance Abuse Prevention and...