All Posts: child and adolescent mental health

• Georgetown University and MedStar Health Launch Center to Rapidly Improve the Health and Well-being of Children in Washington and Beyond

  Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health today announce the launch of a large, multidisciplinary, innovative center designed to rapidly advance equitable systems of care and support that enable children, families and communities to thrive.

  Category: News Release Tags: brain, child and adolescent mental health, children and families, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, health equity, intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, mind, systems of care, Thrive Center

• Georgetown Team Leads Transformative Effort to Improve Mental Health Support for Military Families

  Adolescent mental health challenges are common among U.S. military families. A new transformative effort led by Georgetown University aims to help change the intervention and treatment paradigm.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: child and adolescent mental health, mental health, military families, mind

• Aspen Institute Grant Supports Georgetown Community Mental Health Workers Program

  (December 12, 2023) — The Aspen Institute’s Ascend, a catalyst and convener for diverse leaders working across systems and sectors to build intergenerational family prosperity and well-being, has sel

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: child and adolescent mental health, Early Childhood Innovation Network, mental health

• Guidance for Talking To Children Following the Elementary School Shooting in Texas

  WASHINGTON (May 25, 2022) — The news out of Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year-old man gunned down 19 innocent children and two adults and left several critically injured at an elementary school, has left many parents and caregivers wondering how to talk to their children about their safety. “This tragic event is heartbreaking and terrifying […]

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• ‘Facebook Whistleblower’ Joins Georgetown Mental Health Experts to Discuss Social Media’s Impact on Adolescent Mental Health

  WASHINGTON (February 1, 2022) — Child and adolescent mental health experts from the Georgetown University Medical Center will participate in a conversation with Frances Haugen, the former Facebook product manager turned whistleblower, on the impact of social media on teen mental health. The event is hosted by the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown […]

  Category: News Release Tags: child and adolescent mental health, children's health, mental health, social media impact