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Children's Behavioral Health Crisis: The Time is Now!

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Description

This comprehensive training addresses the long-term effects of disasters on children, emphasizing the psychological challenges faced by those exposed to such events. These challenges can persist into adulthood, making early intervention and robust support systems critical. The training also highlights the importance of mental health programs in schools, as they can reduce barriers to access and foster resilience by helping children develop coping skills in a familiar environment. Additionally, the training explores anxiety in children and adolescents, focusing on recent research and treatment advances. Participants will learn about the evolutionary aspects of anxiety, the role of executive functioning, and effective interventions such as attention bias training and gradual exposure to fears. Parents will gain valuable tools to support their children in managing anxiety by recognizing and relabeling worries, enhancing emotional well-being. The webinar further addresses the ongoing behavioral health crisis among children, discussing the role of institutions like Boston Children's Hospital in providing care, and stressing the need for state legislation to expand access to behavioral health services. The session concludes with a Q&A, where experts address audience questions about the behavioral health challenges facing children today.

Target Audience

This training video will be helpful to:

  • Parents, educators, peer mentors, counselors, social workers, healthcare workers, and young adults.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this training, you will be to:

  1. Understand the Behavioral Health Crisis: By the end of the training, participants will be able to explain the significance of addressing the behavioral health crisis among children, identifying key statistics and trends that highlight the urgency of the issue.
  2. Identify the Role of Boston Children's Hospital: Participants will be able to describe the specific role that Boston Children's Hospital plays in providing behavioral health care to children, including services offered and the impact on the community.
  3. Discuss Legislative Needs: By the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to discuss the necessity for state legislation aimed at addressing the behavioral health crisis, outlining at least two key policy recommendations.
  4. Explore Access to Behavioral Health Care: Participants will be able to evaluate strategies for expanding access to behavioral health care for children, proposing at least two initiatives that could improve service delivery and accessibility.
  5. Understand the Complexities of Anxiety in Children and Adolescents:
    Participants will be able to explain the complexities of anxiety in youth, including the evolutionary aspects of anxiety and the role of executive functioning in its development and management.
  6. Identify Different Types of Anxiety Disorders and Their Physical Symptoms:
    Participants will learn to recognize various anxiety disorders and their associated physical symptoms, enhancing their understanding of how these disorders manifest in children and adolescents.
  7. Implement Effective Coping Strategies for Managing Anxiety:
    Participants will gain practical knowledge of effective coping strategies, including attention bias training and gradual exposure techniques, to help children and adolescents face their fears.
  8. Empower Parents with Tools to Support Their Children’s Emotional Well-Being:
    Participants will be equipped with essential tools to guide parents in supporting their children in recognizing and relabeling worries, ultimately fostering resilience and emotional well-being in youth.
  9. Understand the Behavioral Health Crisis: By the end of the training, participants will be able to explain the significance of addressing the behavioral health crisis among children, identifying key statistics and trends that highlight the urgency of the issue.
  10. Identify the Role of Boston Children's Hospital: Participants will be able to describe the specific role that Boston Children's Hospital plays in providing behavioral health care to children, including services offered and the impact on the community.
  11. Discuss Legislative Needs: By the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to discuss the necessity for state legislation aimed at addressing the behavioral health crisis, outlining at least two key policy recommendations.
  12. Explore Access to Behavioral Health Care: Participants will be able to evaluate strategies for expanding access to behavioral health care for children, proposing at least two initiatives that could improve service delivery and accessibility.

Key Topics

  • Youth Mental Health, anxiety in children, behavioral health crisis and parental support for anxiety.

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