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Shares information about SAMHSA's "Suicide Safe" free app that helps healthcare providers, in particular primary care providers, integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practice and address suicide risk among their patients.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Technology | Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care

Presents a number of different statistics related to different types of child trauma including the number of children affected and the number of youth requiring hospital treatment for physical assault-related injuries.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health

Offers a 24 hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline that is available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK(8255), the call is routed to the nearest crisis center in our national network of more than 150 crisis centers.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health

Presents fundamental facts on the rationale for using Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) within behavioral health service systems.

Evidence Based/Informed | Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Social and Emotional Well-Being

Helps coalitions, public health professionals, and other community stakeholders develop, implement, and evaluate a successful sustainability plan.

Sustainability | Behavioral Health/Mental Health

Helps teens understand depression and how it differs from regular sadness. It describes symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health

Provides a new video released by The Office of Adolescent Health that reflect on what works for teen pregnancy prevention in the U.S. The initial video features Sé tú mismo (Be Yourself), a positive youth development program for Latino youth in DC and Maryland.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health

Analyzes some of the most prominent mental health issues facing at-risk youth in order to provide youth workers with insight into the prevention and treatment of mental health challenges.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Vulnerable Populations

Provides a range of information on mental health including a section focused on positive mental health and how to promote resiliencefor adolescents.

Connecting Schools and Communities | Behavioral Health/Mental Health

Describes changes in the brain that occur during the adolescent years and the significance of this stage of development for life-long mental health. Particulary, discusses how the changes and differences from adults brains can explain, sometimes hazardous, adolescent behavior.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health

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