Anxiety & Depression

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Fostering Happiness Habits in Your Teen [presentation] [video]

Scientific research has turned its focus on how happiness can be sustained and even increased. Research has confirmed that through intentional practices, we can actually change the neural pathways of our brain to become happier. In fact, only 10% of our happiness is due to our external circumstances and a full 90% is based on our inner environment! Learn how to foster happiness habits in your teen with Project Happiness Founder and CEO, Randy Taran. Read more ›

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EdRev Expo 2018 Workshop: Get Your Calm On—Move Free & Express Your Stress [presentation]

Pam Lozoff, MSW, RYT, Spirit of Youth Yoga Project Director discusses how yoga, breathing, and self-calming techniques can help children reduce their stress levels, learn to self-soothe, and be better equipped to regulate their emotions and behavior. Read more ›

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EdRev Expo 2018 Workshop: The Music of Mental Health & Well-Being [presentation]

Jared Leaderman, PhD of Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto explores the many dynamic ways that music making can both promote mental health and therapeutically address experiences of anxiety, depression, and heightened stress.  The workshop is also grounded in contemporary neuroscience as a way to highlight the holistic and integrative potential of music based modalities to foster wellness. Read more ›

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The Neurobiology of Stress in Teens & Mindful Pathways to Heal [presentation] [video]

Learn more about how stress can impact a child’s brain and how mindfulness practices can make a positive impact in this presentation by John Rettger, PhD, Director of Mindfulness at Stanford University’s Early Life Stress & Pediatric Anxiety Program. Read more ›

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EdRev Expo 2018 Spotlight Session: Learning Differences and Anxiety [presentation] [video]

Robert L Hendren, DO, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and Co-Director of the UCSF Dyslexia Center discusses the frequency with which anxiety co-occurs with ADHD and/or learning disorders. Dr. Hendren explores types of anxiety disorders and reviews assessment strategies and treatment options. Read more ›

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EdRev Expo 2018 Workshop: Is It ADHD, Anxiety, or Both? Teasing Apart Overlapping Behaviors [presentation] [video]

In this workshop, Dr. Glen Elliott, CHC’s Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director and Christopher Harris, MEd, Director of Esther B. Clark School, focus on how behaviors associated with ADHD and anxiety may both occur in the same individual but also can mimic each other, leading to confusion about the best diagnosis and the best treatment approach. Read more ›

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Rate of Depression is Double for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Youth [web resource]

lgbtq-101Kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, has released data about the emotional health of LGBTQ+ youth as part of their Youth in Schools series. Read more ›

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Anxiety in Teens [web resource]

Founded in 2006, Anxiety In Teens is a non-profit whose mission is to equip young adults with tools and community to advance emotional wellness.  The Anxiety In Teens website is the place where teens, college students, and parents can find all things millennial and Gen Z mental health. Anxiety In Teens’ content is for youth and by youth.  Read more ›

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Helping Students Face Their Fears

stressanxiety92National data indicates that about one-third of teenagers will experience an anxiety disorder, with 8 percent seriously impaired. Research and anecdotal evidence suggest that these numbers, higher than in decades past, reflect a real increase, not just a rise in reporting. Read more ›

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How Your Brain Works When You’re Depressed [video]

Depression is linked to changes in several parts of the brain.  Watch this short video from NBC News‘ “Your Brain On…” series that explores how the world affects our brains. Read more ›

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