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.
"As a teen who has lived through the harshest side of social media, I set out to understand how it’s impacting others like me. Through the AIM Ideas Lab, I surveyed hundreds of students—and what I found was both validating and deeply concerning."
Participating in the AIM Ideas Lab opened my eyes to how much youth voices can shape real change in mental health research. From survey design to data analysis, I learned how my perspective as a teen could contribute to solutions that support my peers.
Expanding mental health screening, integrated treatment, and post-release support in the juvenile justice system is key to breaking cycles of incarceration and ensuring rehabilitation over punishment.
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.
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.
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.
"As a teen who has lived through the harshest side of social media, I set out to understand how it’s impacting others like me. Through the AIM Ideas Lab, I surveyed hundreds of students—and what I found was both validating and deeply concerning."
Participating in the AIM Ideas Lab opened my eyes to how much youth voices can shape real change in mental health research. From survey design to data analysis, I learned how my perspective as a teen could contribute to solutions that support my peers.
Expanding mental health screening, integrated treatment, and post-release support in the juvenile justice system is key to breaking cycles of incarceration and ensuring rehabilitation over punishment.
Stress is unavoidable, but how we manage it makes all the difference. Learn healthy coping strategies, the impact of modern stressors, and how to turn stress into a tool for growth.
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.
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.
