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Webinar
07.22.2021
Building Resilience: How Families Can Prepare for the Uncertain School Year Ahead
Our goal is to show how building resilience can ease the transition back to school this fall and help your children thrive despite the uncertainties and changes they will face. The panelists, a child and adolescent psychologist, a pediatrician and an adult psychiatrist discuss practical and evidence-based skills that parents can encourage in their kids as they move forward into a new school year.
Personal Story
07.20.2021
Free Yourself. Be Yourself: Free The Bird.
16-year-old Adnan Alkhalil created and unincorporated nonprofit association/foundation called Free The Bird which is run by youth for youth in an effort to break free of dysphoria.
Blog post
07.19.2021
Returning Safely to In-Person Learning
One of the biggest adversities children have faced in quarantine is social isolation from their peers. Schooling and extracurricular activities associated with long-term education plans were the first to go during the shutdown, as the highest priority was to protect children from the spread of the virus. While necessary for the safety of the public, this has shown to have devastating effects on pediatric mental health.
Blog post
07.06.2021
An Update on LGBTQ Youth’s Mental Health
According to the latest mental health statistics from the Trevor Project’s 2021 Youth Mental Health National Survey, 42% of LGBTQ youth reported that they seriously contemplated suicide during the pandemic. Additionally, these youth experienced elevated rates of anxiety and depression due to social isolation as many were unable to further their gender and sexual identity development and expression due to a lack of accepting and affirming environments that were open during the pandemic.
Blog post
07.06.2021
An Update on LGBTQ Youth’s Mental Health (Professionals)
According to the latest mental health statistics from the Trevor Project’s 2021 Youth Mental Health National Survey, 42% of LGBTQ youth reported that they seriously contemplated suicide during the pandemic. Additionally, these youth experienced elevated rates of anxiety and depression due to social isolation as many were unable to further their gender and sexual identity development and expression due to a lack of accepting and affirming environments that were open during the pandemic.
Event
06.21.2021
Optimizing Exposure Therapy for Youth with Complex Comorbidities and Presentations
Webinar presented by ADAA Member Emily M. Becker-Haimes, PhD and Hannah E. Frank, PhD
Article
06.04.2021
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety/Depression
Because of the nature of chronic illnesses/diseases, whether it be increased hospitalization, excessive worry, or hormonal changes, having a chronic illness/disease increases the likelihood of developing a mental illness
Personal Story
05.14.2021
The Journey To Cold Harbor
It is my sincere hope that this new collection of songs brings as much comfort and healing to others who live with anxiety and depression, as writing them has brought to me.
Blog post
04.26.2021
Autism and Anxiety Disorders: Part Two: Diagnosing and Treating Anxiety in People with Autism
April is world autism awareness month, and so there is no better time to bring to light not only the challenges associated with autism, but also the most common conditions that impact this community.
Blog post
04.15.2021
Autism and Anxiety Disorders: Part 1 - A Guest Blog Post from SPARK
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders affecting those on the autism spectrum. Anxiety can cause extreme fear, dread, sweating, restlessness, and even chest pain. “A lot of us do experience anxiety, and we struggle with it in our own ways,” says Jairo E.
