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- Rep. Scott Peters Hosts Roundtable With Middle School Students on Mental Health, kpbs.org, features Benjamin Maxwell, M.D.
- Kids in Crisis: Mental Health and Youth, www.nbcsandiego.com NBC 7, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- School Anxiety Is More and More Common — Here’s How to Help Your Kid Through It, POPSUGAR, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- ADHD drug shortage could make back-to-school season challenging, expert says: ‘Widespread impact’, Fox News, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- Opinion: ADHD diagnoses among kids are on the rise. Here’s why and how we can help., The San Diego Union-Tribune, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- Covid Hurt Kids’ Mental Health. The Worst May Be Yet to Come, Politico, features Benjamin Maxwell, M.D.
- Teen Marijuana Poisonings Have Skyrocketed. How to Keep Your Child Safe, Time, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- U.S. Teens Are Smoking and Drinking Less But Using Cannabis and Vaping More, Healthline, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- Young Adults in California Experience Alarming Rates of Anxiety and Depression, Poll Finds, Los Angeles Times, features Benjamin Maxwell, M.D.
- San Diego County’s Suicide Rate Falls for Third Straight Year, The San Diego Union-Tribune, features Benjamin Maxwell, M.D.
- California Invests Billions for Youth Mental Health Services, kpbs, features Benjamin Maxwell, M.D.
- Recommendation: Kids 8 & Up Should Be Screened for Anxiety (10news.com) features Will Connor, M.D.
- Why Do Toddlers Hit and Bite, and What to Do to Stop It, newsweek.com, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- Kids Getting Older Younger: Are Children Growing Up Too Fast?, bbc.com, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- Dealing with Pressure in Youth Sports, Fox 5, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- US Surgeon General Issues Public Health Advisory on Youth Mental Health Crisis, KPBS, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- The Mental Wellness Movement Is Real And Local – How You Can Support Coronado’s Youth And Families, Coronado Eagle & Journal, features Benjamin Maxwell, M.D.
- Opinion: Here’s How to Make Social Media Safer — and Healthier — for Your Children, The San Diego Union-Tribune, by Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- Children’s Mental Health Declared National Emergency, cbs8.com, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- Whistleblower Brings Attention to Facebook and Instagram Affecting Young People’s Mental Health, cbs8.com, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- Youth Suicide Prevention Efforts, Fox 5 San Diego, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- How to Support Students’ Mental Health Returning to School, psych central.com, features Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- Opinion: We Have to Identify What’s Driving Increased Anxiety, Depression and Suicide in Children, by Benjamin Maxwell, M.D.
- Rady Children’s Seeing 25% Increase in Mental Health ER Visits, kpbs.com, features inpatient medical director Willough Jenkins, M.D.
- Build Behavioral Health Knowledge Base of Staff to Meet COVID-19 Challenges, Children’s Hospital Today, features Domonique Hensler, senior director of Care Redesign Planning and Mental Health Integration
- Students’ Mental Health Deteriorating During Pandemic, The San Diego Union-Tribune, features Sandy Mueller, senior director of Behavioral Health Services
- Rady Children’s Hospital to Open New Clinic in Murrieta, Press-Enterprise, features Kristin Gist, senior director of Rady Children’s Development Services
- In-Depth: When Will San Diego Playgrounds Reopen?, 10news.com, features psychologist Brent Crandal and infectious disease specialist Mark Sawyer, M.D.
- What Should Schools Do When a Second-Grader Makes a Threat?, Los Angeles Times, features psychiatrist Desiree Shapiro, M.D.
- Rady Children’s to Create Unique Psychiatric Emergency Department for Kids, The San Diego Union-Tribune, features Benjamin Maxwell, M.D., medical director, inpatient psychiatry, and Charles Wilson, senior director, Chadwick Center for Children & Families
- Why Teenage Brains Are So Hard to Understand, Time, features Jay Giedd, M.D.
- Rady Children’s to Create Unique Psychiatric Emergency Department for Kids, The San Diego Union-Tribune, features Benjamin Maxwell, M.D., medical director, inpatient psychiatry, and Charles Wilson, senior director, Chadwick Center for Children & Families
- Expert Transpersonal Psychologist, Cheryl A. Demalignon, Ph.D, Is to Be Recognized as a 2017 Top Doctor in San Diego, California, PR NewsChannel, features Cheryl Demalignon, Ph.D.
- New Center Shows Surge in Demand for Children’s Mental Health Services, The San Diego Union-Tribune, features Barent Mynderse, director of behavioral health services
- San Diego Experts on How Anxiety Affects Children, kpbs.com, features psychiatrist Desiree Shapiro, M.D.