News from the Field Related to Wraparound
How Therapists Are Using TikTok to Reach Teens & Talk Mental Health
May 28, 2020
Therapists are using popular social media and content creation platform TikTok to introduce young people to the concept of therapy and share mental health education.
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FosterStrong, Media Platform For and By Foster Youth, To Launch This Week
May 28, 2020
A new nonprofit led by those with lived experience in the foster care system, designed to share stories of those currently in foster care as well as alums, launched this week.
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Youth who understand mental illness more likely to ask for help later
May 28, 2020
A new study looked at how education on mental health and stigma impacts the likelihood of young people seeking help for mental illness.
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As Pandemic Batters Economy, Foster Youth Bear the Brunt
May 28, 2020
This article, from the Chronicle of Social Change, details how the unemployment crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic could hit foster youth harder than other employment-eligible young adults.
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How to Keep Children’s Stress From Turning Into Trauma
May 8, 2020
The New York Times spoke to experts on childhood adversity on how to turn stress from the Covid-19 pandemic into resilience rather than trauma.
AAP outlines needs of youths in justice system including during pandemic
May 7, 2020
New guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics on “Responding to the Needs of Youth Involved With the Justice System During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
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Older Foster Youth Can Feel Unprepared to Navigate Mental Health Care, Study Finds
April 23, 2020
A new study published by the Journal of Adolescent Health found that a high percentage of foster teens do not feel prepared to manage their own mental health upon entering adulthood, despite high rates of medication and mental health service use.
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California Rolls Out Plan to Prevent Youth from Aging Out of Foster Care During Pandemic
April 22, 2020
California’s Gov. Newsom joined Illinois and Rhode Island in laying out a plan to prevent young people currently on extended foster care services from aging out during the pandemic.
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With Senior Year In Disarray, Teens And Young Adults Feel Lost. Here’s How To Help
April 20, 2020
Tips and guidance from child-serving mental health professionals on how to support young people dealing with grief and disappointment due to missing developmental milestones, such as prom and graduation, during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mental health experts race to help children cope with stay-at-home life amid coronavirus closures
April 10, 2020
How providers are responding to the difficulties posed by Coronavirus-related closures and adapting their interventions to new virtual platforms, and tackling the associated challenges
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