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How AIM Youth Mental Health is evolving to ensure young people are not just heard, but leading the way.
By Lilia Spiegel, an AIM Ideas Lab Southern California Cohort Member
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."
A toolkit for teens to heal alongside each other.
A student-led California report by AIM’s Ideas Lab youth researchers. Young people know what they need for their mental health. Are we listening?
In an era where the mental health zeitgeist has never been more open and forth-coming… there seems to be an overcorrection.
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.
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.
This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re prescribing moving.
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.
Sleep expert, Dr. Rafael Pelayo, explains the importance of sleep for mental health and how we can better support sleep in our children.
How AIM Youth Mental Health is evolving to ensure young people are not just heard, but leading the way.
By Lilia Spiegel, an AIM Ideas Lab Southern California Cohort Member
"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."
A toolkit for teens to heal alongside each other.
A student-led California report by AIM’s Ideas Lab youth researchers. Young people know what they need for their mental health. Are we listening?
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.
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.
Our Stanford researchers explored how a group-based family treatment could empower parents of youth experiencing anorexia nervosa.
This AIM researcher is asking teens for their input on mental health solutions and helping them get out of negative thought spirals in the process.
Updates on the latest, ground-breaking youth mental health research funded by AIM - A Suicide Intervention App For College Students
Updates on the latest, ground-breaking youth mental health research funded by AIM.
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.
A toolkit for teens to heal alongside each other.
Brought to you by The Alliance and AIM Youth Mental Health.
What is ADHD? It’s etiology, types, symptoms, coping strategies, and even strategies for parents all covered in this Toolkit.
Tools and strategies for youth and adults to become suicide prevention advocates.
Learn these life-saving and research-based practices to support LGBTQ+ youth.
Through a community effort towards prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences, we can shape a mentally healthy future for our youth!