Positive shifts in societal acceptance of LGBTQ+ individuals have led LGBTQ+ youth to “come out” at younger developmental ages. However, if the youth is in an unsupportive or…
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According to the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, pediatric providers who rely solely on clinical judgment to identify patients with mental health concerns will only positively identify…
Meet Dr. Manning, a child psychiatrist who answers your calls to NC-PAL.
May is a time to raise awareness of those living with mental or behavioral health issues and to reduce the stigma around mental illness. The added stress of the…
NC-PAL began in 2017 as a small pilot for a mental health telephone consultation service in six NC counties. In 2018, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) received…
Bipolar disorders cause unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, concentration, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Bipolar disorder encompasses 3 different…
Dr. Diaz Stransky obtained her medical degree in Mexico and did a postdoctoral research fellowship at Johns Hopkins/Kennedy Krieger in neurodevelopmental disorders. She trained at Yale in the…
Dr. Crystal Schiller, Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program at UNC, hosted a webinar for frontline healthcare providers. In this video, Dr. Schiller shares tools and…
Gary Maslow, MD is an Assistant Professor, Medical Director of the Duke Integrated Pediatric Mental Health Clinical Practice Unit, and Co-Chief of Duke’s Division of Child and Family Mental Health…
Everyone experiences stress from time to time, but chronic stress can wear and tear on the body and result in both physical and mental health consequences. Sources of stress can vary, differing based…