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DBT Can Help Traumatized, Suicidal Youth Manage Emotions
Children who are suicidal and victims of trauma, especially those with PTSD, pose an especially difficult challenge for psychiatrists. Trauma, suicidality, and self-harm often present together, and they might heighten the risk of treatment. Read more >>
Should My Child See a Psychiatrist?
Written by Vidya Krishnan, MD, Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director at CHC Your Psychiatrist Is Your Partner in This Process As a psychiatrist practicing for almost a decade, I would encourage you to view your psychiatrist as your partner in Read more >>
Suicide Prevention: Self-Care Tips
A common misconception about suicide is that suicidal thoughts are uncommon and suicidal attempts signal that a person cannot be helped. This simply is not true. Read more >>
Just a Thought: Teens’ Reflections on Anxiety and Depression
In this panel discussion moderated by CHC’s Senior Engagement Manager for Community Connections, Christine Wang, teens share their thoughts and perspectives about anxiety and mental health. The discussion is followed by a Q & A session with the teen panelists. Read more >>
Stop Running (and other holiday tips for you and your teen)
written by Jenna Borrelli, LCSW, CHC We are a society obsessed with running, and by running I don’t mean the physical activity of running, I mean running from one thing to the next, filling up our lives with countless activities, Read more >>
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network [web resource]
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic Read more >>
Suicide Prevention Posters [downloadable]
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has created posters that employ a little gentle humor to convey important messages about the resources available to help young people who may be feeling anxious, sad, overwhelmed, or depressed. Read more >>
Study Confirms Link Between Violent Video Games and Physical Aggression
The latest in the long-standing debate over violent video games: They do cause players to become more physically aggressive. An international study looking at more than 17,000 adolescents, ages nine to 19, from 2010 to 2017, found playing violent video Read more >>
Screen Time Is Killing Teens. Could Entrepreneurs Use Screens To Also Help Save Them?
Growing up has never been easy. No past generation of adolescents, however, has struggled with mental health quite like today’s teens, and this is something I see on a daily basis. Building a world for the next generation is difficult Read more >>
Elementary Students with Depression Are More at Risk for Skill Deficits
Early elementary students with symptoms of depression are much more likely to be at risk for academic deficits, according to new research. Read more >>
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650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
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