This October, U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommended for the first time that doctors screen children as young as eight years old for anxiety. This panel of medical experts issued this guidance as part of the official final recommendations for…
Children in the United States have experienced a devastating decline in mental health, in what the U.S. surgeon general called an “urgent public health crisis”. According to the CDC, the rates of suicide, self harm, anxiety and depression have been…
The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has left a lot of us wondering what to do in these tough times. It is easy to give into depression and anxiety. If you are feeling helpless, often the best thing to do is…
With the COVID-19 pandemic well into its second year, many people have accepted the new normal. Restrictions vary from state to state, and in some regions the rate of COVID transmission is as high as it has ever been. Yet,…
Identifying and treating behavioral healthcare disorders is not often as straightforward as diagnosing physical ailments like a broken bone or a fever. Symptoms of mental illness can present cognitively, behaviorally, emotionally, and sometimes even physically. Mental health assessments help providers…
