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...

Episode 7 – What’s Public Health Got to Do with It? Maternal Health, Substance Use, and the Criminal Justice System

by Chery Manon Espinal | Jul 18, 2022 | Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD, Podcast

Guest Speakers: Essence Hairston, Clinical Instructor, Jenna’s Project, UNC Horizons. Rachel, a mom sharing her journey navigating substance use, pregnancy, and incarceration. In observance of BIPOC Mental Health Month, episode 7 of our MCH Bridges Podcast explores...

Environments that are Supportive of LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health: A Conversation with Advocates

by Anna Corona | Jun 21, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD

  Gabrielle Beck (she/her) of AMCHP’s Youth Voice Amplified Committee recently sat down with advocates Damien Lopez (He/They) and Jahmila Smith (she/her) from Garden State Equality, the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in New Jersey. They discuss how MCH...

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...