Addressing the Adolescent Behavioral Health Crisis

• By: Jorge R. Petit, MD Dr. JPetit Psychiatry Services
• April 29th, 2024
• access to care, behavioral health, BIPOC youth, community, family, LGBTQ+ youth, stigma
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Over the last year I have been writing about the growing public health crisis of behavioral health challenges among adolescents and young adults, especially BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth. The United Hospital Fund (UHF), in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), recently released The...

LGBTQ Parenting Issues

• By: Santo Barbagiovanni, LMSW Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• October 1st, 2016
• adolescence, family support, identity development, LGBTQ+ youth, mental health, parents and caregivers, stigma, transgender youth
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Adolescence is a time for growth and exploration. In the best of circumstances, children are encountering new experiences, making new friends, pushing limits and testing boundaries, and withdrawing from family to be with friends during this time of rapid development. They are learning social skills...