Parents

Ask the Author Q & A: Hello Baby, Goodbye Intrusive Thoughts: Stop the Spiral of Anxiety and OCD to Reclaim Wellness on Your Motherhood Journey
September 17, 2024
Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP and
Sohye Kim, PhD and
Author Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP, answers questions from a live audience and discusses her book, "Hello Baby, Goodbye Intrusive Thoughts: Stop the Spiral of Anxiety and OCD to Reclaim Wellness on Your Motherhood Journey."
by Luciana Valbuena
My dream was always to be a mother. The day my first child was born, I felt something in me change completely. I didn’t know what it was... But when I saw my daughter, I felt happy, yet alongside that happiness came fear and an unknown feeling.
 Ask the Authors Q & A: The BFRB Recovery Workbook
July 31, 2024
Marla Deibler, PsyD and
Renae M. Reinardy, PsyD and
Dr. Marla Deibler and Dr. Renae Reinardy, authors of The BFRB Recovery Workbook, answer questions from a live audience about BFRB and their self-paced workbook.
Aleiia Asmundson might just be the youngest person to have ever attended an ADAA conference. Her father, renowned Canadian psychologist and professor, Gordon J. G. Asmundson, PhD, brought his daughter to ADAA conferences when she was a toddler, which may have influenced her decision to follow in her father’s footsteps.

Suicide rates in teens have been steadily on the rise over the past two decades, and data from the 2021 CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that approximately 22% of teens reported suicidal thoughts and 10% of teens reported doing something to try to end their life in the past 12 months.

How to Identify Signs of Depression and Talk of Suicide in Teens
May 3, 2024
Ryan Brown, MD and
When a teen seems depressed or talks about suicide it can be hard to know what to do as a caregiver. In this webinar Dr. Ryan Brown shares tips and strategies to identify the signs of depression and address the risk of suicide in teens.
When a Loved One Won’t Seek Mental Health Treatment: How to Promote Recovery and Reclaim Your Family’s Well-Being
June 11, 2024
Melanie VanDyke, PhD and
C. Alec Pollard, PhD and
Free - now available on-demand. Drs. Alec Pollard and Melanie VanDyke explain why some people behave in ways that are incompatible with recovery and offer suggestions for how to deal effectively with a psychiatrically impaired loved one who won’t seek help.
Activating the Environment: Practical tips For Caregivers to Enhance Care Coordination for Effective Treatment of Childhood Anxiety and OCD
June 4, 2024
Maya Massing-Schaffer, PhD and
Daniel Stone, PhD and
The InStride Health team discusses the importance of taking a systems-based approach to care, identify common challenges, and offes practical solutions. They also provide recommendations for how caregivers can facilitate “surround sound” for their child when working with the various adults in their child’s system.