Youth


Conference Materials

2013 • Rx Generation

A Simple Overview of the Nurturing Parenting Programs Research, Philosophy and Constructs

This session focused on the philosophy of the Nurturing Parenting Programs. The five basic Nurturing Parenting Program Constructs were explored through interactive demonstrations. Participants had...

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

ACES Chart and Score Sheet

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health and Well-Being Over the Lifespan: This chart shows the sequence of events that unaddressed childhood abuse and other early traumatic...

Adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders: Improving Self-Care and Reducing Harm

From the Adolescent Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Training Initiative, 2000—2001.

Assessment of Adolescents With Complex Issues: Substance Abuse and Mental Illness

From the Adolescent Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Training Initiative, 2000—2001.

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2013 • Rx Generation

Children and Psychotropic Drugs: How Good is the Evidence?

Research on psychotropic medications is essential for prescribers to use drugs properly and safely — and for regulatory authorities to approve these drugs for public...

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2013 • Rx Generation

Children and Psychotropic Drugs: How Good is the Evidence?

Research on psychotropic medications is essential for prescribers to use drugs properly and safely — and for regulatory authorities to approve these drugs for public...

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Children, Trauma, and the Impact of Substance Abuse

From the C2 breakout session led by Don Burke, MS Ed, and Amy Stevenson, MS Ed.

David Mee-Lee’s Tips and Topics

David Mee-Lee, MD is a leading expert in co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. His monthly blog, “Tips and Topics,” explores subjects and solutions drawn...

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2013 • Rx Generation

Everything Your Kid Does Makes Perfect Sense

This session described basic concepts from Dialetical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) as they apply to the task of raising children.

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Exploring Self Injury in Adolescence

This workshop is for people who may become perplexed or anxious when attempting to intervene with individuals who engage in cutting and other self-inflicted harming...

Fostering Resiliency in Children and Youth: Four Basic Steps for Families, Educators, and Other Caring Adults

From the Adolescent Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Training Initiative, 2000—2001.

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Rescue Workers Can Do | NIMH


How to Safely Store and Get Rid of Medicines

This pamphlet contains information on storage and disposal of medications.

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2013 • Rx Generation

Interventions for Children Exposed to Trauma

It has become widely accepted in the mental health field that many of the most common emotional and behavioral challenges facing children and adolescents can...

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2013 • Rx Generation

Move to Success — Brain Gym® in Action

This practical and fun workshop explained how Brain Gym® works. Beth Stoddard explained the three dimensions of intelligence that relate to three areas of the...

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2013 • Rx Generation

Psychosocial Options First: The Heart and Soul of Change

This workshop highlighted the heart and soul of the therapeutic relationship and how to measure this alliance and the outcome of therapy with the Partners...

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2013 • Rx Generation

State Adolescent Treatment Enhancement Dissemination (SAT-ED)

Adolescent substance abuse has long been seen as difficult to diagnose and very challenging to treat. The SAT-ED project brings to two Maine agencies an...

Substance Abuse in College

Recognizing, Understanding and Combatting Alcohol & Drug Abuse on Campus

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study: Trauma as a Public Health Crisis and Implications for Human Services

This video is of a keynote address by Ann Jennings, PhD, at the 3rd Annual Co-Occurring Disorders Institute: Complexities of Trauma. The video was filmed...

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2013 • Rx Generation

The Evidence Is In: Why We Need to Develop Alternatives to Psychiatric Medications for Children

The medicating of children in our society with psychiatric drugs began with the prescribing of stimulants to children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder in the...

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2013 • Rx Generation

The Evidence Is In: Why We Need to Develop Alternatives to Psychiatric Medications for Children

The medicating of children in our society with psychiatric drugs began with the prescribing of stimulants to children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder in the...

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2013 • Rx Generation

The Jury Has Deliberated and the Verdict Is In: No First Use of Psychotropics for Children and Adolescents

This presentation summarized the first day of the conference, discussed implications, and facilitated questions from the participants to the speakers. An examination of clinical trial...

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2013 • Rx Generation

The Rx Generation Brochure: Alternatives to the Use of Psychiatric Medications with Children

Psychotropic drug prescriptions for children and adolescents have skyrocketed in recent years in spite of the fact that there is an absence of valid research...

The Trevor Project

Trevor Lifeline: 1-866-488-7386 A crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7. The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and...

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2013 • Rx Generation

Translating the Research on Psychotropic Medications with Children to Clinical Practice

In this follow-up session to Thursday’s plenary, Dr. Balt provided examples from the literature to explore research protocols and the problems inherent in expanding these...

Treatment of Adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders: The Application of Best Practice Models

From the Adolescent Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Training Initiative, 2000—2001.

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2013 • Rx Generation

Young, Poor, and Drugged: How Antipsychotics Are Hurting America’s Disadvantaged Youth

New research shows that antipsychotic use by low-income and very low-income children in the United States skyrocketed in just under a decade. This has occurred...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Youth Suicide Prevention: Looking Upstream

Knowing risk and protective factors for youth suicidal behavior and understanding how they function is critical to preventing suicide. While clinicians use these factors to...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Youth Suicide Risk and Protective Factors: Implications for Prevention

Knowing risk and protective factors for youth suicidal behavior and understanding how they function is critical to preventing suicide. While clinicians use these factors to...