Behavioral Health/Mental Health

Behavioral Health

• Behavioral Health Screening Tools For Children and Adults

• Children’s Behavioral Health Information and Resources

  Printable tools and guides for youth and families from the Maine Office of Child and Family Services.

• AMA: Behavioral health integration in physician practices

• The Roadmap for Emotional Health Project

  Patients with chronic conditions and their families cite emotional health needs as one of their top concerns. You don't have to be a mental health professional to make a difference.

• Printable Tools & Guides for Providers

Mental Health

• Anxiety: Pediatric Mental Health Minute Series

• Anxiety in Teens is Rising: What's Going On?

  Article for parents and families. 

• Understanding Anxiety in Children and Teens

  2018 Children's Mental Health Report from Child Mind Institute

• Talking to Teens About Anxiety

  A Supplement to the 2018 Children's Mental Health Report

• Pediatric Mental Health Competencies: A Detailed Outline for Use by Pediatric Educators

  This tool gives pediatric educators a quick reference to the policies outlined by the AAP.

• AAP:Mental Health Practice Tools and Resources

  A collection of practice resources for health professionals to address mental health concerns and support healthy mental development.

• Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC)

  Practice Preparation, Identification, Assessment, and Initial Management

• Mental Health in Adolescence: Tools for Pediatric Healthcare Providers

Bullying

• AAP:Bullying: It’s Not OK

• Pediatricians' Role in Bullying Intervention

Helping Children Cope after Mass Violence or Disaster

• AAP: Helping Children Cope and Adjust After a Disaster

  Resources and information for providers.

• Guide: Children and the News

  Resource from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

• Helping VItims of Mass Violence and Terrorism

• Warm Line for Responders and Health Prof/EMS