October Mental Health Roundup
October 1, 2024
Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinic Now Open
Seattle Children’s Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinic opened this Monday, September 30 to provide same-day in-person and telemedicine mental and behavioral health assessment and intervention for Washington youth ages 4 through 17. Read our full article to learn more about this important new service and how we can help support your patients.
Patient-Provider Firearm Safety Counseling
Practicing safe firearm storage is an effective and important way to protect children and teens from firearm suicide and unintentional shootings, reduce the risk of firearm injuries and saves lives. Patient-provider counseling on safe firearm storage during clinic visits is an important strategy to potentially reduce firearm-related injuries among children and teens. Seattle Children’s can train and support healthcare organizations to implement safe firearm storage counseling, along with provision of safe firearm storage devices for pediatric settings in Washington state through June 2025. If you are interested in learning more about this project, please visit seattlechildrens.org/firearmsafety.
Bullying Prevention Resources for Families
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. These articles for parents and caregivers can help families have meaningful conversations around bullying.
Seattle Children’s is the proud presenting series sponsor of ParentMap’s ParentEd Talks. The lineup of 12 powerhouse speakers features renowned social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation.” Plus, Dr. Ned Hallowell, Dr. Ann-Louise T. Lockhart, Lenore Skenazy, Teacher Tom, Dr. Alok Kanojia and more. Invite your families to register for the full series for just $50 and gain access to all live talks and event recordings. Or they can register for individual talks for $10 each. See the full lineup and get tickets here.
Research Update: Detecting Unseen Suicide Risks Among Asian American Youth
Research led by Dr. Anthony L. Bui and colleagues at Seattle Children’s Research Institute’s Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development reveal suicide rate disparities among Asian American youth and young adults. The study, recently published in JAMA Pediatrics, found that grouping all Asian Americans together when examining youth and young adult suicide rates overlooks how specific ethnic subgroups may have statistically higher rates of suicide and suicidal ideation than others, overlooking opportunities for further mental health care. Learn more.