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What is Sensory Processing Disorder?
January 21, 2022 | NWI
Children who are deemed “sensitive” or “picky” might be struggling with a treatable condition.
Single-Session Intervention Helps Teen Depression
January 21, 2022 | NWI
A study of more than 2,400 adolescents ages 13 to 16 shows that two online, single-session interventions designed to help curb teen depression are effective. This kind of tool is very much needed given a rise in teen depression and mental health workforce shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Best Practices for the Use of Psychotropics in Residential Treatment
June 13, 2021 | NWI
This report features findings from a three-year quality collaborative that focused on developing site-specific quality improvement goals to assure appropriate utilization of psychotropic medication during residential interventions.
Video Reviews Terminology Important When Working With LGBTQ+
June 13, 2021 | NWI
This educational animated short, created by the Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity, reviews basic terminology that is important to know when working with people who have diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, or expressions.
Tele-Health Can Promote Equity in Children’s Behavioral Health
May 9, 2021 | NWI
Advancing Equity in Behavioral Health Through Telemedicine, a policy brief jointly authored by staff from CHDI, the Village for Families and Children, Connecticut Children’s, and Yale New Haven Health Center/Yale Medicine, includes four recommendations to support the long-term effectiveness of telemedicine services for children and families.
Resource: Strategies to Promote Effective Virtual and Phone Engagement With Children, Youth, Families and Caregivers
April 18, 2021 | NWI
This publication from the Children’s Bureau discusses ways that professionals outside of child protective services can act to support children and their caregivers and connect them with appropriate resources that may mitigate any risks for harm during crisis situations.
Virtual Treatment Has Been Successful for Youth and Young Adults During the Pandemic
April 18, 2021 | NWI
Virtual therapy improved engagement, mitigated symptoms and reduced repeated hospitalizations, according to a joint study by the Tulane University School of Medicine and the Tulane School of Social Work. Telehealth also enabled clinicians to learn more about patients, meet family members, get to know patients’ physical environments and observe patients’ moods in their home settings.
Outdoor Activities Improve Well-being
March 15, 2021 | NWI
A study from North Carolina State University found outdoor play and nature-based activities helped buffer some of the negative mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents.
Insurance Claims Data Shows “Seismic” Shift Towards Telehealth
March 15, 2021 | NWI
In addition to a rapid shift toward telehealth at the outset of the pandemic, insurance claims data shows that teens’ mental health services accounted for a much greater proportion of all their medical claims than in the past, especially last March and April.
Pandemic Expansion of Telehealth Has Improved Access for Kids in Child Welfare System: Report
February 8, 2021 | Maria Hermsen-Kritz
This report details the findings of a new survey out of New York, which shows that the expansion of telehealth, due to lifted restrictions since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, has resulted in better access to mental health care for families involved in the state’s child welfare system.