Topic :: Mental / Behavioral Health Care
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- The COVID-19 pandemic brought increased attention to the mental health status and needs experienced by young adults. The 2021 Surgeon General’s Advisory addressing the importance of protecting youth mental health highlights the growing mental health crisis among children, adolescents, and young adults. Among young adults, mental health conditions had been rising prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and during the COVID-19…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Depression, Emerging Issues, Health, Health Care, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mental / Behavioral Health Care, Mortality, Population, Socio-demographic disparities, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults
- Type(s): Guidelines / Recommendations, Toolkits
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- For college-age young adults, stigma around mental health and mental health treatment can pose a barrier to seeking services. Finding high quality services can also be a challenge. A new report by Young Invincibles describes two innovative initiatives to address these issues, with a focus on young adults of color: a digital ad campaign and a peer advocacy project at…
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- Review article on Integrated Clinical Preventive Services. (Richardson LP, McCarty CA, Radovic A, Suleiman AB. Research in the integration of behavioral health for adolescents and young adults in primary care settings: A systematic review. J Adolesc Health. 2017; 60(3): 261-9.) Drs. Richardson, McCarty, Radovic and Suleiman authored an article reviewing evidence for effective models of integrated mental/behavioral health care into primary…
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- Behavioral/Emotional Screening Tool for clinical settings (E. Ozer, PhD, Sara Buckelew, MD, Veronika Mesheriakova, UCSF) Health-e-Check, originally developed by Ozer and colleagues through AHRQ funding, is being updated with the goal of streamlining integration into the electronic medical record to serve as a prototype for other LEAH projects and beyond. Health e-Check provides a screening report to adolescent providers to…
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- Despite the recognition that behavioral and medical health conditions are frequently intertwined, the existing health care system divides management for these issues into separate settings. This separation results in increased barriers to receipt of care and contributes to problems of underdetection, inappropriate diagnosis, and lack of treatment engagement. Adolescents and young adults with mental health conditions have some of the…
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- Testing a developmentally based, family-engaged model of care for children with special health care needs (Kim Ahrens, MD, MPH, UW/SCH) Dr. Kim Ahrens at UW/Seattle Children’s Hospital is conducting a study to inform an intervention for youth with special health care needs that is patient-centered, parent-engaged, and developmentally-informed. The study utilizes a qualitative-quantitative analysis to examine how youth’s skills in…
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- Be in the Know with all things on preventive services for Adolescents and Young Adults. The Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center newsletter provides the latest news in adolescent and young adult health, plus updates on available resources and technical support. SUBSCRIBE to the AYAH Center Newsletter! Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastE-mail…
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- Click here for our May 2016 newsletter, which introduces our Center, and the four core Center partners. Check our our latest resources, upcoming newsletter issues and other resources for Mental Health Awareness Month and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. Mental Health Resources Many mental/behavioral health issues first emerge during the adolescent and young adult years: Among adults with diagnosable mental health…
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- In May 2015, NAHIC’s Dr. Charles Irwin presented at the 48th Annual Advances & Controversies in Clinical Pediatrics Conference in San Francisco, CA. This presentation focuses on primary care management of adolescent depression, including screening, diagnosis and treatment options.
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- This article, authored by NAHIC’s Sally Adams, David Knopf, and Jane Park, appears in Emerging Adulthood. According to the study, Young adults ages 18-25 had higher rates of mental health (MH) and substance use (SU) disorders, but lower treatment rates, compared to adults ages 26-34. Among young adults, fewer than 50% received treatment for MH problems and fewer than 11%…
