The roughly two years since the beginning of the pandemic have seen a significant increase in teenage girls visiting emergency rooms due to mental health conditions, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The study found that the proportion of emergency...
According to the new data, in 2021, more than a third (37%) of high school students reported they experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 44% reported they persistently felt sad or hopeless during the past year. … [D]uring the pandemic: • More than half (55%)...
In September 2021, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a new set of online tools to help teens, kids, and parents deal with the mental and emotional impacts of COVID-19. Videos and comic strip-style illustrated stories—in both English and Spanish—guide kids...
**Previously Recorded on 11/01/2021 - Not a Live Event** Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, millions of school age children have been removed from their classrooms and they are now returning to school with uncertainty. Parents have had additional responsibilities of...
**Previously Recorded from 11/01/2021 through 11/05/2021 - Not a Live Event** Promoting Healing for the Community, Clients and Counselors AMHCA will provide 18.0 CEs total for this all viewers who view all 15 webinars and complete all 15 of the accompanying quizzes with a...
“People diagnosed with Covid-19 in the previous six months were more likely to develop depression, dementia, psychosis and stroke, researchers have found. A third of those with a previous Covid infection went on to develop or have a relapse of a psychological or neurological condition. But those...
“The latest numbers surpass even the yearly tolls during the height of the opioid epidemic and mark a reversal of progress against addiction in recent years.” (By Abby Goodnough, April 14, 2021) SOURCE: https://www.betterhelp.com/ #MentalHealthintheNews #Pandemic #Coronavirus
“Students at four schools reflect on the isolation, anxiety and trauma of the last year.” (By Lauren Lumpkin, March 20, 2021) SOURCE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/03/30/college-students-mental-health-pandemic/ #MentalHealthintheNews #Pandemic #Coronavirus
**Previously Recorded on 5/4/2021 - Not a Live Event** Distance Clinical Supervision During a Pandemic This workshop is designed for professionals in the counseling field who conduct clinical supervision. The presenters will provide a rationale for their respective...
AMHCA released a major report today on the number of Americans reporting mental health distress over the last few months. Please see our new study – Beyond the Perfect Storm – How Racism, Covid-19, and Economic Meltdown Imperil Our Mental Health – https://www.amhca.org/publications...