Education

For Parents and Caregivers

Social and Emotional Learning 

Mindfulness for Adults

Mindfulness can help support your mental health and the mental health and well-being of the youth in your life. Watch the video below and download our Mindfulness Flyer to learn how you can start practicing mindfulness now.

Growing Minds

The Growing Minds Program funded by Kohl’s Cares, brings health education material into communities through in-person connections and short web-based videos using Rady Children’s volunteer clinicians. This enhances family well-being by increasing positive parent-child interactions and educating families about key child health behaviors via interactive learning.

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Downloadable Mental Health Infographics

Children’s Primary Care Medical Group – Behavioral Health

Visit the CPCMG Website to access helpful mental and behavioral health resources for you and your child.  

Mental Health and Wellness Video Library

The Transforming Mental Health Initiative partners with local organizations and schools districts around San Diego County, as well as with the San Diego County Office of Education, to offer educational talks to parents and caregivers on mental and behavioral health topics relevant to today’s youth. Please find recordings of these presentations below, along with other presentations created and delivered by Rady Children’s medical and mental health experts.  

Anxiety and Depression  

• When Anxiety Attacks: How You Can Help – Tamara Maginot, PhD (5/15/24) Recording Coming Soon  
• From Darkness to Light: A Parent’s Guide to Recognizing and Responding to Youth Depression – Joshua Feriante, DO, MBA (3/13/24) 
• Depression & Anxiety: The Mental Health Challenges Facing Youth Today – Hilary Bowers, M.D., FAAP (3/21/2023) 
• How to Help: An In-Depth Look at Anxiety and Depression – Kriston Schellinger, Ph.D. (3/3/2022) 
• De-Stigmatizing Mental Health: A Chat on Depression and Anxiety – Jason Schweitzer, M.D. (11/10/2020) 

Eating Disorders 

• What You Need to Know About Eating Disorders – Tamara Maginot, Ph.D. (1/31/2023) 

Substance Use 

• The Real Deal: Connection Between Vaping, Cannabis Use, & Mental Health – Willough Jenkins, M.D. (2/28/2023) 

Screen Time and Mental Health  

• Social Media’s Impact on Youth Mental Health – Hilary Bowers, MD, FAAP (2/24/24)  

Cultivating Self-Care, Resilience, and Well-Being  

• Cultivating School-Life Balance to Support Academic Success – Katherine Nguyen Williams, PhD (4/24/24) Recording Coming Soon 
• Mental Health 101: Everything a Parent Should Know to Support Youth at Home – Willough Jenkins, MD (2/7/24)  
• Supporting Youth in Responsible Decision Making – Juliana Gonzales, LCSW (5/10/2022) 
• Confidence Building and Laying a Solid Foundation for Youth – Nicole Carr-Lee, PsyD (4/12/2022) 
• Motivation and Goal Setting: Helping Your Teen Stay Focused to Achieve More – Anna M. Loza, M.S.W., LCSW (2/8/2022) 
• Bouncing Forward: A Talk on Resilience – Katherine Nguyen Williams, Ph.D. (1/11/2022) 
• You Make a Positive Impact by Connecting with your Teen – Hilary M. Bowers, M.D., FAAP (11/15/2021) 
• The Practice of Self-Compassion Part II – Paven Aujla Lidstone, M.D., Ph.D., and Desiree Shapiro, M.D. (04/22/2021)  
• The Practice of Self-Compassion Part I – Paven Aujla Lidstone, M.D., Ph.D. and Desiree Shapiro, M.D. (01/14/2021)  
• Promoting Youth and Family Resilience and Well-Being – Desiree Shapiro, M.D. (12/16/2020) 

Neuroscience  

• A Look at a Teenager’s Brain: Neuroscience Explained – Jong M. Rho, M.D. (03/11/2021)  

COVID-19 

• Supporting your Child’s Transition Back to School – Wendy L.M. Hunter, M.D. (8/9/2021) 
• How Families Can Cope with the Psychological Impacts of COVID – Shawn Singh Sidhu, M.D., FAPA, DFAACAP (3/15/2021) 
• Staying Engaged and Connected to our Youth in a Time of Isolation – Margaret Anello, LMFT and Katie Miller, LCSW (02/11/2021)  
• Supporting Teens in Social Isolation – Hilary M. Bowers, M.D., FAAP (10/13/2020)  
• Supporting Children and Teens with Autism During COVID-19: Abbey Hye, M.A., BCBA (09/02/2020)  
• Sheltering from the Storm: COVID-19 Tips for Parents of Young Children: Lorri Bauer, M.S. (07/23/2020)  
• Riding the Wave: Adolescents and Anxiety in the Time of COVID-19: Katie Miller, LCSW (7/29/2020) 
• Kids, Teens and Social Isolation Amid the Novel Coronavirus: Hilary Bowers, M.D., FAAP (06/18/2020)   

For Kids and Teens

Social and Emotional Learning

Mindfulness for Youth

Watch the video below to learn how you can start practicing mindfulness to support your well-being. You can also download a mindfulness flyer for Children and for Teens.

For Providers

Join Us for Our Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds 

A Continuing Medical Education Program of Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and the Division of Pediatrics Child & Adolescent Psychiatry of UC San Diego School of Medicine.

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Integrated Health Topics Series

The Transforming Mental Health Initiative offers integrated health topic presentations to Primary Care Providers to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on mental health needs seen within the primary care setting. Please find recordings of these training sessions below.

ADHD 

• Treatment of Refractory ADHD – Joshua Gibney, MD (1/27/2023) 
• Management of ADHD 2.0 – Joshua Gibney, MD (12/16/2022) 
• Complicated ADHD – Joshua Gibney, MD (7/15/2022) 

Anxiety and Depression 

• Management of Depressive Disorders for Pediatricians – Jason Schweitzer, MD (11/4/2022) 
• Depression – Joshua Gibney, MD (4/22/2022) 
• Anxiety - Joshua Gibney, MD (1/21/2022)

Developmental Disorders  

• Developmental Delay and Autism: Diagnosis and Community Treatment Resources – Lauren Gist, MD, MPH (2/25/2022) 

Eating Disorders  

• Pediatrician Evaluation and Treatment of Eating Disorders – Jason Schweitzer, MD (1/27/2023)  
• Eating Disorders in the Primary Care Setting - Jason Schweitzer, MD (7/29/2022) 

Grief and Loss  

• Grief in Children – Nicole Carr-Lee, PsyD (10/26/2023) 

Maternal Mental Health 

• Maternal Mental Health Part 2 – Simerjeet Brar, MD (4/1/2022) 
• Maternal Mental Health Part 1 - Simerjeet Brar, MD (2/11/2022) 

Mental Health and Chronic Medical Conditions  

• Psychosocial Considerations in the Management of GI Disorders – Eve Nguyen, PhD (12/1/2023) 
• Treatment Adherence with Chronic Medical Conditions – Eve Nguyen, PhD (10/6/2023)  
• Pediatric Sleep Disorders – Joshua Gibney, MD (9/8/2023) 

Other 

• Parent Management Training – Kriston Schellinger, PhD, (09/8/2023) 
• Motivational Interviewing for the Pediatrician – Joshua Gibney, MD (7/21/2023) 
• Integrated Health Topic Series: Working with Transition Age Youth – Michelle Fenesy, PhD (4/6/2023)  
• Introduction to School-Based Referral Process – Yashia Vargas, LCSW (2/9/2023) 
• Suicide Risk Assessment And Safety Planning – Mojdeh Motamedi, PhD (2/9/2023) 
• Disruptive Behaviors in Young Children – Lauren Gist, MD (5/27/2022) 

Psychopharmacology 

• Psychopharmacology for Disruptive Behavior for Children and Adolescents with Autism – Jason Schweitzer, MD (8/18/2023) 
• Psychopharmacology for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders – Joshua Gibney, MD (8/3/2023)  
• Psychopharmacology for Pediatric Mood Disorders – Jason Schweitzer, MD (7/27/2023) 
• The Role of Psychopharmacology for Youth With ASD – Jason Schweitzer, MD (5/19/2023)  
• Psychopharmacology for Pediatric Depression – Joshua Gibney, MD (4/21/2023)  

Psychosis  

• Evaluation and Treatment of Psychosis in the Primary Care – Jason Schweitzer, MD (6/1/2023)  
• Psychotic Symptoms in Children and Teens: Where to Begin? – Jason Schweitzer, MD (8/12/22)  
• Hallucinations – Jason Schweitzer, MD (4/7/2022)  

Substance Use   

• Adolescent Addiction Management in the Primary Care Setting – Joshua Gibney, MD and Theo Germanos, MD (5/4/2023)  
• Teen Substance Abuse – Jason Schweitzer, MD (6/17/2021)    

Therapy Tips 

• Therapy 101: Strategies for Providers – Diana Aguilar, LCSW and Isamar Cortes, LCSW (11/03/2023)  
• Therapy 101, Part 2: Parenting and Screen Time - Kriston Schellinger, PhD (10/28/2022) 
• Therapy 101: Addressing Resistance to Therapy – Kriston Schellinger, PhD and Mojdeh Motamedi, PhD (3/10/2022) 

Trauma 

• Trauma-Informed Primary Care – Kristy Randall, LCSW (1/6/2022)

Toolkit for Pediatricians

The Transforming Mental Health Initiative aims to share and spread its Primary Care Mental Health Integration Model to other pediatric institutions. Below please find videos and resources on the benefits of incorporating mental and behavioral health care into the primary care setting and how your organization can build an integrated care model.  

What are the benefits of integrating mental and behavioral health care into primary care? 

• Importance of Mental Health Integration 
• Introduction to Primary Care and Behavioral Health Integration: Video; by Domonique Hensler, MHA, Director of Care Redesign Planning, and Benjamin Maxwell, M.D., Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry and Interim Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego 
• Behavioral & Mental Health in Primary Care Pediatrics: What Is Our Why? Presentation | Presentation | Video; by: Hilary M. Bowers, M.D., FAAP, Director of Behavioral and Mental Health Services, Children’s Primary Care Medical Group 
• Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health: Let’s Boldly Go! Presentation | Video; by Jeffrey Leichter Ph.D., LP; Licensed Psychologist and Lead Administrator of  Behavioral Health Integration, Enterprise Clinic Services at Sanford Health 
• Mental Health Integration: From Process to Practice: Presentation | Video; by Travis Mickelson, M.D., Medical Director of Mental Health Integration at Intermountain Health Care, and Roland Dimick, MD, Pediatrician at Memorial Clinic 

How to Implement an Integrated Care Model

• How to Implement an Integrated Model from the University of Washington AIMS Center 
• Checklist for Implementation Readiness  from the University of Washington AIMS Center  
• Comparison Between Care Model Types from the University of Massachusetts Medical School 

Integrated Care Resources from Rady Children’s Transforming Mental Health Initiative

• Primary Care and Mental Health Integration Flyer 
• The Children’s Primary Care Medical Group, Children’s Physicians Medical Group and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego Primary Care and Mental Health Integrated Care Model 
• Introduction to Integration Starter Packet 

For Educators

• Educator Well-Being Podcast, Episode 4: A Purposeful Priority: Conversations on Teacher Well-Being  

• The Real Deal: Connection Between Vaping, Cannabis Use, and Mental Health – Willough Jenkins, MD (3/9/23) 
• Forming Stronger Relationships with Students and the School Community – Jeremiah Aja, MA, MDiv., LPCC (3/2/23) 
• What You Need to Know About Eating Disorders – Tamara Maginot, PhD (2/23/23) 
• Depression and Anxiety: The Mental Health Challenges Facing Youth Today – Hilary Bowers, MD, FAAP (2/16/23) 

For more information, email TMHTeam@rchsd.org.