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Are the Kids Really Alright? Troubling Headlines, Teenage Girls, and Declining Mental Health

Are the Kids Really Alright? Teenage Girls, and Declining Mental Health Karen Martinez Gonzalez

Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 15:58

The headlines and the CDC report are indeed alarming, but they should serve as a wakeup call to all of us. Yes, we should think seriously about why we are seeing a steep decline in the mental health of teenage girls, but we have to come together now as parents, family, friends, educators, clinicians, providers, and as a society to support, enhance and establish more preventive measures for our youth.

I’m So OCD - But I’m Also So Much More

by Asher Feltman

April 14, 2023

One of the problems with OCD is that you lose so much time. That evening when my dad called me and my siblings to dinner, I went to save my progress on the game, but I couldn’t just save it and walk away like before. I was ‘stuck’.

Parent and Caregiver Support Group (for Newly Diagnosed Children)

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Child and Teen Anxiety Debra Kissen Emily Bilekemily

May 18, 2023

Helping Your Child/Teen Move Past Anxiety

Emily Bilek, PhD, ABPP and

Debra Kissen, PhD, MHSA and

Thursday, May 18 - Join child and adolescent anxiety experts, Emily Bilek, PhD and Debra Kissen, PhD on May 18 for an open discussion on all things child/teen anxiety related in this live, free webinar.

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August 17, 2023

Helping Your Child Cope with Back-To-School Anxiety

Elizabeth Penela, PhD and

During this live free webinar, Dr. Elizabeth Penela provides specific evidence-based tips and strategies that parents and caregivers can use to help their children feel more calm and confident during this back-to-school transition.

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My Battle with Anxiety

by Syeda Khan

March 31, 2023

Eating dinner at a restaurant with my family, and while eating dinner all of a sudden I’m unable to eat. I was thinking to myself this must be a food allergy, nothing like this ever happened to me before.

The Black Church: Our Refuge, Our Mental Health

Friday, March 24, 2023 - 16:41

Working with Black churches to create a better today and a much better tomorrow in the field (literally) of mental health care for African Americans are three Black leaders in mental health who will present at the 2023 ADAA Conference. ADAA is excited to have Bernadine Waller, PhD, Atasha Jordan, MBA, MD and Kimberly Arnold, MPH, PhD discuss their work, research and findings in a presentation titled Implementing Evidence-Based Mental Health Interventions in Black Churches.

October 5, 2023

Sex & Anxiety

Andrew Rosen, PhD, ABPP, FAACP and

Chamin Ajjan, LCSW, A-CBT, CST and

Larry Cohen, LICSW, A-CBT and

Debra Mollen, PhD and

The 2023 Annual Fall Forum, Sex & Anxiety will bring together several leading experts to provide their clinical and research perspectives on the interaction between sex and anxiety.

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Doing My Mental Health A Favor

by Ben Wheeler

March 23, 2023

I’ve learned that small momentum-based habits that I incorporate into my daily routine – and it’s a constant work in progress – like exercise, eating cleaner, meditating, limiting screen time, and journaling help keep my physical and mental health in check.

Anxious Nation

by Laura Morton

March 22, 2023

Why are we, as a nation, experiencing such catastrophic and alarmingly high rates of anxiety and mental health concerns among our youth?

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