Posts by The REACH Institute
The training provided an interactive learning experience for a highly salient topic with limited community resources.
The specific tools provided (for screening, treatment, and follow-up) and the network of providers are so valuable for sustaining this in practice.
Read MoreI came into the course as a general pediatrician with no training or experience in pediatric mental health management
Following the course, I now feel empowered, equipped and most importantly, supported to go back home and implement meaningful change in my practice.
Read MoreFantastic conference – best continuing medical education I ever attended
The six months of followup with help implementing changes in practice is invaluable!
Read MoreEvery pediatric and family practice resident should be required to take this course!
I will take away a renewed appreciation for assessment tools, a new comfort with treatment plans, and an excitement for future partnerships
Read MoreCeth Ashen, Ph.D.
Reka Shinkle
Helping children who have lost a parent
More than 40,000 children have lost a parent due to COVID-19. Black children, who constitute 14% of children in the US, are 20% of those who have lost a parent. Chances are good, then, that some of your patients have been through one of the most significant losses they will experience in their whole lives. The support they receive now to grieve in a healthy way can make the difference between their ability to thrive and their descent into adverse outcomes ranging from school failure to death by suicide.
Read MoreAndrew Sagat
Helping AAPI patients cope with racism
Discrimination and hate crimes against people of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) descent have risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. You may be wondering how you can help your AAPI patients cope with feelings that arise from experiences of racism.
Read MoreBack to school for special populations
Although some schools have been open in person for months, some larger districts are just beginning to welcome students back on campus. Children, families, educators, and medical professionals have mixed feelings. To help you support different patient populations as they return to school, we talked to Jennifer Walton, MD, MPH, a co-author of a call for an “URGENT Coordinated Effort to Re-Open Schools” by the National Medical Association (NMA). Dr. Walton is chair of the NMA’s Pediatric Section, an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at The Ohio State University, and a developmental behavioral pediatrician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
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