5 Distressing Realities About The State Of Mental Health In America

In honor of World Mental Health Day, we rounded up some of the most important mental health discoveries made this year.

Students Flood College Mental-Health Centers

Dr. Kipp Pietrantonio, an instructor at Ohio State University, has begun hosting a twice weekly “Beating Anxiety” workshop” at the university’s counseling center. The workshop advises students to tackle anxiety by exercising, getting enough sleep and reframing catastrophic thoughts in more logical ways.

Music Executive Aims to ‘Silences the Shame’ on Mental Health

Music executive Shanti Das, who has held prominent positions at Columbia Records, LaFace Records and Universal Motown is now using her platform for greater good by launching the Silence the Shame campaign to fight the stigmatization of mental health issues.

Pandas Documentary Trailer

My Kid is Not Crazy documentary trailer from Tim Sorel on Vimeo.

A Silent Epidemic: The Mental Health Crisis in our Schools

Our public schools are struggling to handle millions of students with mental health problems. Here’s why. Click here to view NPR’s graphic story that explores why so many of our students are struggling with mental health in America.

2023 AIM GALA

AIM Youth Mental Health is excited to announce our 9th Annual Gala at The Inn at Spanish Bay Grand Ballroom in Pebble Beach.

Using AI to Improve Teen Mental Health Helplines

AIM Clinical Science Fellow Grantee: Sylvanna Vargas, PhD, MPH - UCLA Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Vargas's research aims to increase the quality and reach of mental health care, with an eye on improving services for the most vulnerable.

Help for Parents with Children on Waitlists for Therapy

AIM Clinical Science Fellow Grantee: Madelaine R. Abel, PhD -Massachusetts General Hospital. Madelaine will evaluate the acceptability and efficacy of a single-session, self-guided, online intervention delivered to parents of children ages 5-12-years-old who are on the waitlist for outpatient CBT.

Use of Psilocybin for Youth with Stress Related Disorders

AIM Implementation & Equity Grantee: Amanda Tamman, PhD, from the Baylor University College of Medicine will investigate how psilocybin affects two measures of genetic aging in 18-26 year olds with stress-related disorders.

Youth Intervention for Positive Emotion Enhancement

AIM Implementation & Equity Grantee: Galen McNeil, PhD - UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Dr. McNeil's study will pilot a randomized-controlled trial of the Youth Intervention for Positive Emotion Enhancement (YIPEE) protocol for treatment-seeking anxious youth and their caregivers.

September 2023