When researching communities experiencing youth violence, it may be better to use a community-based participatory research approach and involve youth themselves in creating innovative solutions.
At AIM’s 2023 Symposium, our Ideas Lab Youth Researchers shared how to address the youth mental health crisis that is growing in the wake of COVID. The bottom line? Youths want “adults to become more considerate of youth mental health” and the nuances of their experience.
By identifying adverse situations in families lives, pediatricians hope to thwart toxic stress in children and change their health trajectories, creating generations of healthier, happier children.
With the arrival of another school year, it’s more apparent than ever how young people are facing challenges that even adults aren’t sure how to handle.
As the job market opens itself up to equivalent experience in lieu of higher educational degrees, the value of lived experience has increased in the mental health market specifically.
New findings from neuroscientist Damien Fair’s research may lead to better brain health for children and point to more-targeted therapies for youth with mental disorders.
An interview with AIM Scientific Advisory Board member, Dr. Rinad Beidas. Her implementation science research helps point to what’s needed in order to transform our current mental healthcare system to better serve youth.
