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A New Partnership Rooted in Student Leadership: AIM and Rancho Cielo

Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.

If you’re feeling anxious…

There is no denying, anxiety levels are through the roof in the midst of the coronavirus panic. Here are some ways to - hopefully- avoid rising levels of anxiety.

Mental Health Resources in English and Spanish

Click here for a list of Mental Health Resources in English and Spanish.

A Table Affair

Thanks to all who donated time and talent for this year’s table at A Table Affair! The event was a great success.

Weight Training May Help to Ease or Prevent Depression

Lifting weights might also lift moods, according to an important new review of dozens of studies about strength training and depression. It finds that resistance exercise often substantially reduces people’s gloom, no matter how melancholy they feel at first, or how often — or seldom — they actually get to

Capitol Connector: House Committee Continues Work on Opioid Package and More Policy News

Have a look at the latest issue of Capitol Connector, published by the National Council for Behavioral Health. This issue includes features on the State of Health Care in the US, House Committee work on Opioid Package, the Behavioral Health Information Technology Bill passing the Senate, an update on Mental

Dr. Katie McLaughlin’s Update on her Work Helping Teens with Stress

Exposure to stress plays a role in the development of most mental health problems.

What Young People in California Are Telling Us About Mental Health in 2026

Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.

Do You Understand Your Teen’s Online World?

AIM Youth Ambassador, Aerin, explores the disconnect between teens and adults when it comes to understanding social media usage. She encourages parents to destigmatize the role social media plays in a teen's life.

How AIM Shaped My Interdisciplinary Path

AIM Youth Ambassador, Saisha, shares how her passion for mental health advocacy led her to an unexpected intersection with applied math - using data and research to build tools that support teens.

How Teens Are Coping With Stress – and Why It’s Backfiring

What a student-led survey reveals about screen time, social media, and mental health.

A New Partnership Rooted in Student Leadership: AIM and Rancho Cielo

Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.

What Young People in California Are Telling Us About Mental Health in 2026

Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.

Do You Understand Your Teen’s Online World?

3 Truths We Wouldn’t See Without Youth Input

Originally featured on BHT Impact; brought to you on the AIM blog to amplify youth perspective and lived experience.

How Teens Are Coping With Stress – and Why It’s Backfiring

What a student-led survey reveals about screen time, social media, and mental health.

Where Youth Voice Meets Actionable Science

How AIM Youth Mental Health is evolving to ensure young people are not just heard, but leading the way.

A New Partnership Rooted in Student Leadership: AIM and Rancho Cielo

Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.

What Young People in California Are Telling Us About Mental Health in 2026

Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.

Do You Understand Your Teen’s Online World?

How AIM Shaped My Interdisciplinary Path

AIM Youth Ambassador, Saisha, shares how her passion for mental health advocacy led her to an unexpected intersection with applied math - using data and research to build tools that support teens.

3 Truths We Wouldn’t See Without Youth Input

Originally featured on BHT Impact; brought to you on the AIM blog to amplify youth perspective and lived experience.

How Teens Are Coping With Stress – and Why It’s Backfiring

What a student-led survey reveals about screen time, social media, and mental health.

AIM Invests in New Research to Support Youth at Risk for Suicide in Emergency Departments

When young people arrive at emergency departments in crisis, support can’t wait. AIM is funding new research to test a single-session intervention designed to help youth at risk for suicide during and after their visit to the ED.

Why Now is the Moment to Invest in Science

Funding cuts at the National Institute of Health and elsewhere threaten research on mental health treatment for youth. Private foundations like AIM Youth Mental Health can help.