#BeThe1To is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s message for National Suicide Prevention Month and beyond, spreading the word about actions we can all take to prevent suicide. The Lifeline network and its partners are working to change the conversation from suicide to suicide prevention, to actions that can promote healing, help and give hope. Read more ›
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#BeThe1To — Suicide Prevention Resources [web resource]
‘What’s the Point?’ How to Deal With Existential Dread
“We could be wiped out by an asteroid tomorrow, why should I care about finishing this report?”
“What’s the point of life if I’m just going to eventually die?”
“Does any of this even matter?”
Welcome to the world of existential dread, sometimes called existential angst or anxiety. Read more ›
Outlet: A Program for LGBTQIA+ Youth and Young Adults [web resource]
Founded in 1997, Outlet empowers Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Agender + (LGBTQIA+) youth and builds safe and accepting communities through support, education, and advocacy. Outlet envisions a world that embraces, empowers, and celebrates LGBTQQ+ youth. Outlet officially became a program of Adolescent Counseling Services in Redwood City, CA in 2013. Read more ›
Virtual Healthy School: How Components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model Can Be Integrated Into Your School [website] [downloadable]
Virtual Healthy School (VHS) is an interactive learning tool from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Schools that illustrates how the components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model can be integrated into a school. Read more ›
Study Details How Today’s High School Cliques Compare to Yesterday’s
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Texas at Austin, have found that while many high school peer crowds and influences have remained constant over time, changing demographics, cultural influences and the increasing number of college-bound youth have led to the emergence of new peer groups and perceptions. Read more ›
Lack of Sleep May Increase Likelihood of Teens Engaging in Risky Behaviors
Teenagers who don’t get enough sleep may be at an increased risk of engaging in unsafe sexual behaviors, such as not using condoms or having sex under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. Read more ›
The ‘Silent Epidemic’ of Eating Disorders
Researchers who study eating disorders sometimes call them the silent epidemic. Despite the stereotype that these disorders afflict only young white women, the truth is that they occur among people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, races, shapes, and sizes. Read more ›
The Challenges of Anxiety—How You Can Support Your Child [presentation]
Dr. Natalie Pon, CHC’s adolescent psychiatrist, presents practical strategies and tools to help parents manage and support their child’s anxiety. Read more ›
Kids Who Worry [presentation] [video]
All kids have fears. Fears about the current uncertainty we are living with; questions about when they will be able to see their friends again; worrying about if they will get sick, or worse if someone they love will get sick. How do you as a parent know whether your child’s worries are cause for concern? 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 games led to increased physical aggression over time. Read more ›
