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Adult ADHD: A Family Affair
October 23, 2025
“Most primary care providers aren’t new to seeing adults with ADHD,” explains Kathleen McCoy, DNSc, who specializes in family psychiatric mental health and integrative
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PCPs Are on the Front Lines of Suicide Prevention: Tools to Feel More Confident Having the Hard Conversations
September 12, 2025
“The first time you ask a kid about suicide, it’s scary,” explains Eugene Hershorin, MD, a developmental pediatrician and REACH faculty member. “But navigating
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Managing Mental Health Disorders in Adolescent Cannabis Users
August 21, 2025
“Mental health disorders and substance use are a very common comorbidity, including among youth cannabis users,” shares child and adolescent psychiatrist Blair Ritchie, MD
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Culturally Responsive Parent Empowerment and Children’s Mental Health
July 23, 2025
“Parents want to feel like they’re part of the solution for their child’s mental health needs. As pediatric primary care providers, we can help
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Mental Health Care for Under- or Uninsured Pediatric Patients
June 26, 2025
“Evaluating and treating mental health problems in under- or uninsured pediatric patients often presents more challenges, but it is even more rewarding when you
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REACH Founder Dr. Peter Jensen, M.D. Responds to New York Times Article, “Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?”
May 29, 2025
“It depends.” That’s my response (and that of most of my clinician-scientist colleagues who participated in the MTA study) to Paul Tough’s recent commentary.
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From Screening Tools to Systems Change: Tips for Putting Your REACH Training Into Practice
May 22, 2025
When providers attend their first Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (PPP) training with REACH, many leave feeling empowered and excited to implement
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How Social Media is Impacting Teens
May 10, 2025
The most important question that we can ask teens isn’t if they use social media, it’s how. Just last May, the Surgeon General’s advisory on social media use in youth exposed some shocking statistics: Among 13 to 17-year-olds, up to 95% use social media, with 35% saying they use social media “almost constantly.”
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Tips for Managing Mental Health Disorders in Children with Autism
April 24, 2025
“It used to be that when a diagnosis of autism was given, no other mental health comorbidities could be recognized,” explains Ruth E.K. Stein,
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