This message was sent to ##Email##
|
|
|
|
The Washington Post
When it comes to treating anxiety in children and teens, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are the bane of therapists' work. "With (social media), it's all about the self-image — who's 'liking' them, who's watching them, who clicked on their picture," said Marco Grados, associate professor of psychiatry and clinical director of child and adolescent psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital. "Everything can turn into something negative ... [K]ids are exposed to that day after day, and it's not good for them." Anxiety, not depression, is the leading mental health issue among American youths, and clinicians and research both suggest it is rising.
READ MORE
ASHA
Registration is now open for the 2018 Annual School Health Conference held in Indianapolis, IN on October 4th-6th. Early bird rates start now and end August 16th. For more information visit our conference website. We look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis!
READ MORE
Promoted by
|
|
|
 |
ASHA
The American School Health Association seeks candidates to serve on its Board of Directors. Members of the board are elected for two-year terms and may serve no more than three consecutive terms. Six individuals will be elected in 2018 to serve from Jan. 1, 2019 through Dec. 31, 2020. ASHA's Board of Directors is a working board. All board members will serve on and/or chair committees.
READ MORE
ASHA
ASHA is partnering with the National PTA and Erika's Lighthouse to submit a grant to the Anthem Foundation. The grant will support the development of an e-toolkit to address youth depression and violence. We are looking for schools, especially those in the listed states (California, Colorado, Nevada, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kentucky, Georgia, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine) who are interested in implementing the toolkit and sharing feedback. If you are interested, contact jalter@ashaweb.org.
READ MORE
 |
|
A master's degree in Health Studies from The University of Alabama prepares you to design, implement, and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention programs in community, medical, worksite, and school settings. Learn how flexible online classes allow you to earn your graduate degree while balancing family, career and education.
|
|
MindShift
Sometimes 11-year-old B. comes home from school in tears. Maybe she was taunted about her weight that day, called "ugly." Or her so-called friends blocked her on their phones. Some nights she is too anxious to sleep alone and climbs into her mother's bed. It's just the two of them at home, ever since her father was deported back to West Africa when she was a toddler.
READ MORE
U.S. News & World Report
Support for rights and legal protections for LGBTQ people is at historic highs, but many gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender young people still report feeling unsafe or unwelcome in their schools, communities and families. In a national survey of more than 12,000 LGBTQ teens aged 13 to 17, conducted by the Human Rights Campaign and researchers at the University of Connecticut, nearly 8 in 10 reported feeling depressed or down within the previous week, while only a quarter say they feel safe at school.
READ MORE
|
MISSED AN ISSUE OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH ACTION? VISIT AND SEARCH THE ARCHIVE TODAY. |
|
|
|
|
|
Reuters Health
For teen girls, being called "fat" by friends or family may contribute to later developing eating disorders, and the harsh word from family members seems to carry the most weight, a recent U.S. study suggests. Weight stigma — the negative stereotypes, social devaluation and pervasive mistreatment of heavier individuals — is strongly implicated in disordered eating, the research team writes in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
READ MORE
NPR
The number of kids who struggle with thoughts of suicide or who attempt to kill themselves is rising. New research, published in Pediatrics, finds children ages 5 to 17 visited children's hospitals for suicidal thoughts or attempts about twice as often in 2015 as in 2008. The study found kids of all ages are affected though increases were greatest for older adolescents.
READ MORE
NPR
School officials have issued warnings to parents ahead of the second season of the Netflix drama "13 Reasons Why," which premieres this week. The first season, which centered on the suicide of a high school student, triggered cautions from the National Association of School Psychologists. Netflix has responded to concerns by adding PSA-style messages filmed by the cast and putting up a web site with links to resources.
READ MORE
U.S. News & World Report
What we eat and how we eat it are closely associated with our emotions and mental health. A growing body of research is revealing not only the power of particular nutrients to increase well-being, but also the multifaceted ways in which our attitude and choices regarding food impact our state of mind. That's why it's so important for teen mental health providers and treatment programs to incorporate specific nutrition plans into their approach to sustainable healing — not only for adolescents with eating disorders, but also for those who are addressing depression, anxiety, trauma and other conditions.
READ MORE
Reuters Health
Girls who go through puberty early may be more likely than peers who mature later to be involved in bullying at school — either as victims or perpetrators, a recent study suggests. The researchers examined data on puberty timing and any experiences with bullying among 227,443 teen girls in 35 countries. Slightly more than 4 percent of the girls started menstruating early, defined in the study as before age 11. Early menstruation was associated with 21 percent higher odds that girls would be occasional victims of bullying and a 35 percent greater chance of frequent victimization.
READ MORE
IOS Press via Science Daily
Children with brain injuries face significant challenges when transitioning from hospital or home to school where they face issues such as lack of educator understanding and catching up with missed work. Leading researchers in the field of pediatric brain injury from across the globe identify today's key issues in supporting children and youth with brain injuries as they transition to school or college.
READ MORE
CNN
An 18-year-old woman working as a hostess in a rural Pennsylvania restaurant decided to try e-cigarettes, perhaps another of the innumerable bistro workers hoping to calm frayed nerves with a smoke — or in this case, a vape. This hostess, though, paid an unusual price for her e-cig use, according to a case study in the medical journal Pediatrics. As usual for a patient report, the authors did not disclose the young woman's name to protect her privacy. E-cigarettes heat liquid and turn it into vapor, which a user inhales and then exhales in a large puffy cloud. The liquid is known as e-juice, and it contains flavorings, propylene glycol, glycerin and often nicotine — though many users are unaware of this final addictive ingredient.
READ MORE
|
|
|
|
|
 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063
|