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Marijauna Use in Our Teens : Gateway Drug or Innocent Fun

This video offers a broad overview of marijuana use among adolescents. It includes discussion on epidemiology, assessment, interventions, and more. The video is a recording of a multi-site training session led by child psychiatry experts in Project TEACH Regions 1 and 3.

School Refusal in Children and Adolescents

Find insights on unique behavioral and clinical features of children who refuse to attend school. The video includes information on comorbidities, interventions, and a case example of primary care physician talking with parents and their child. The session is a recording of a multi-site training session led by child psychiatry experts in Project TEACH Regions 1 and 3.

Understanding Autism : What the PCP Should Know

Learn about how autism spectrum disorder presents in primary care settings and find helpful guidance on prevalence, diagnostic criteria, screening tools, interventions, and more. The video is a recording of a training session led by child psychiatry experts in Project TEACH Regions 1 and 3.

Understanding Eating Disorders : Update for Primary Care Physicians

This video offers an update for primary care physicians on eating disorders. It includes a review of assessment guidelines, treatment options, and a real-world clinical vignette with parents and their child. The video is a recording of a multi-site training session led by child psychiatry experts in Project TEACH Regions 1 and 3.

Understanding Self Injury : What the PCP Should Know

Find important information on epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical features of self-injury. It includes role-play interactions between primary care physicians and patients. The video is a recording of a training session led by child psychiatry experts in Project TEACH Regions 1 and 3.

Project TEACH Overview

The Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), Dr. Anne Sullivan, shines the spotlight on Project TEACH, a program that strengthens and supports the ability of New York’s pediatric primary care providers (PCPs) to deliver care to children and families who experience mild-to-moderate mental health concerns.

Get Involved with Project TEACH

This brief video offers an overview of Project TEACH. Learn about the services available to pediatric primary care providers in New York State. Project TEACH is a project funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health.

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Addressing Mental Health in Primary Care
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- Docs for Tots
  Docs for Tots fosters connections between young children’s doctors, policymakers, early childhood practitioners, and other stakeholders through policy innovation and practice transformation.
- NYS American Academy of Pediatrics (NYS AAP)
  District II of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is composed of three chapters and distributes activities regarding the welfare of children in New York State and the pediatricians who care for them.
- AAP - Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Primary Care: A Clinicians Toolkit:
  A collection of ready-to-use resources such as screening and assessment instruments, quick-reference care management advice, and step-by-step care plans.
- AAP Healthy Children
  An American Academy of Pediatrics program, HealthyChildren.org is a parenting website powered by pediatricians, providing parents with guidance on parenting issues to promote the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
- NYS Academy of Family Physicians (AFP)
  The New York Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians, promotes family practice in New York State through research, education, and charitable activities.
- AAFP Mental Health page
  Mental health recommendations and guidelines for clinical practice.
- New York State Area Health Education Center (NYS AHEC)
  A state and federally funded workforce development initiative, its mission is to increase the diversity of qualified healthcare professionals by recruiting and training individuals of all races and ethnicities, with a special emphasis on medically underserved areas in both rural and urban communities.
- Zero-to-Three Network:
  The New York Zero-to-Three Network promotes the optimal development of young children, their families, and their communities in the New York metropolitan area.
Resources for Specific Mental Health Disorders
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- New York State Office of Mental Health
  The New York State Office of Mental Health offers links to a variety of resources and publications regarding specific mental health disorders.
- Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy
  The MGH Psychiatry Academy offers in-person and online programs related to child and adolescent psychiatric conditions, including programs on ADHD and child psychopharmacology.
- The Trichotillomania Learning Center Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
  A, nonprofit organization devoted to ending the suffering caused by body-focused repetitive behaviors through dissemination of information regarding these conditions, their treatment, and related research and resources.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)– Autism page
  Information on screening, diagnosis, and treatment, and resources.
- NPR - Pediatricians Call For Universal Depression Screening For Teens
  Contributions by Region 3 Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr. Rachel Zuckerbrot.
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  The NCTSN works to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States.
Resources for Addressing Substance Use
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- Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
  Oversees one of the nation’s largest addiction services systems with approximately 1,600 prevention, treatment and recovery programs.
Resources for Addressing Suicidality
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- Suicide Prevention Center of New York (SPCNY)
  An education and resource organization sponsored by the Office of Mental Health.

Resources on Children's Mental Health