Redefining ‘Success’ and Teen Mental Health
Under the direction of Dr. Ramsey Khasho, CHC staff members and other expert contributors provide answers to questions about the serious issue of teen anxiety and depression in our community. Read more »
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Profile of High-Risk Kids and Teen Mental Health
Under the direction of Dr. Ramsey Khasho, CHC staff members and other expert contributors provide answers to questions about the serious issue of teen anxiety and depression in our community. Read more »
How Schools Can Help with Teen Mental Health
Under the direction of Dr. Ramsey Khasho, CHC staff members and other expert contributors provide answers to questions about the serious issue of teen anxiety and depression in our community. Read more »
“Changing the Narrative” Teen Resource
“Changing the Narrative” is a new section added in 2015 to Palo Alto’s Gunn High School student newpaper, The Oracle.
“Changing the Narrative” features students’ essays of their fears and anxieties and the ways in which they found strength, hope, healing and growth. These inspirational student stories are available here or on their Facebook page. Read more »
Book: How to Raise an Adult
In her book How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott-Haims draws on research, on conversations with admissions officers, educators, and employers, and on her own insights as a mother and as a student dean to highlight the ways in which overparenting harms children, their stressed-out parents, and society at large. While empathizing with the parental hopes and, especially, fears that lead to overhelping, Lythcott-Haims offers practical alternative strategies that underline the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness, and inner determination necessary for success. Read more »
Signs of Learning Differences and Tips for Helping [presentation]
Did you know that 1 in 5 people are affected by learning differences, or LD?
People with learning differences have difficulty storing, processing and producing information due to a deficit in one or more neurological processes. In this presentation, learn more about what learning differences are and what they are not, as well as what interventions can help. Read more »
Psych Testing: What Do All Those Numbers Mean? [presentation]
What is a psychological assessment? Caryn Kovar, PhD, reviews the main purposes of a psychological assessment, the types of assessments, assessment tools, factors that influence performance, and how to interpret the results. Read more »
To Medicate or Not [presentation]
How is ADHD treated? Are there treatment options that do not involve medication? This presentation by Dr. Glen Elliott covers the current approaches to treating ADHD, a model for working with a prescribing doctor, and common patterns and problems parents encounter. Read more »
How to Recognize the Signs of Depression in Children
It is not uncommon for children to be diagnosed with both depression and an anxiety disorder, or depression and general anxiety. It is important to recognize the signs of childhood depression and to distinguish them from normal developmental milestones and behaviors. Read more »
Emotional Intelligence Apps and Games
Nonprofit Common Sense Education curates Top Picks to help preK-12 educators discover, use, and share the best apps, games, websites, and digital curricula for their students. Read more »
