Alex Bettis, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She directs the Regulating Emotions and Stress in Teens (REST) Lab at VUMC, leading several studies to understand predictors of teen suicide and testing parent-focused interventions to support teens during periods of risk.
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Founded in 1979, ADAA is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders through aligning research, practice and education.