December 2016 - National Wraparound Initiative (NWI) | Interventions and Treatment
New Hampshire Program Finds Doctor Visits Help Keep Teens off Drugs and Alcohol
A program in New Hampshire is finding that regular conversations with their doctor can be valuable in preventing drug and alcohol use by teens...
New Research: Benefits of Close Paternal Bond
A recent study from researchers at Oxford University found a link between a father's emotional attachment to a child and greater positive behavioral outcomes for the child...
Perinatal mental health interventions deliver many economic and societal benefits
Recent research funded by NHS England reviewed evidence on interventions designed to reduce mental health problems during the perinatal period to assess the interventions' net benefit...
Depression rates growing among adolescents, particularly girls
Research from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health published last month in the journal Pediatrics shows an increase of 37 percent in the rate of adolescents reporting clinical depression from 2005-2014...
PTSD can persist for years in kids, but parents may not see it
A recent research published last month in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry on PTSD in parents and children evaluated post-trauma stress of parents and their children following a car accident requiring a hospital visit. Researchers found that for a percentage of children, PTSD symptoms persisted and when parents were also suffering from PTSD symptoms they were less likely to be aware of their childrens' ongoing concerns...