• April 14, 2022: “Anxiety Disorders”
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• December 3, 2020: “Medication Management for Anxiety Disorders”
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• November 5, 2020: “School Anxiety”
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• May 24, 2022: “Psychopharmacological Management of ADHD”
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• January 7, 2021: “Management of ADHD with Poor Response to Treatment”
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  • ADHD 201 January 7 2021 powerpoint
  • ADHD MEDICATION CHART- RJM -10.2019 

• June 1, 2023: “Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Overview for PCPs”
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  • Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-6.1.23-2 powerpoint
  • Screening and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder for Healthcare Providers 
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment for Children-Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder 
  • Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F)^TM 
• Patient materials
  • American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Autism Resource Center 
  • Autism Speaks: Parent’s Guide to Autism 
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: CDC’s Developmental Milestones 
  • HealthyChildren.org: What are the Early Signs of Autism? 

• January 5, 2023: “Advancing Pediatric Mental Health Clinical Research”
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• March 3, 2022: “Understanding and Addressing Cultural Barriers to Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Asian Families”
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• June 22, 2022: “Assessment and Treatment of Depression in Primary Care”
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• November 4, 2021: “The Basics of Early Psychosis for Primary Care”
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  • CT EP LHN – Early Psychosis Basics PCPs – powerpoint
  • PsychosisScreening.org – Psychosis Resources for PCPs
  • Psychosis Screening in Primary Care – Printout
  • Connecticut Early Psychosis Learning Health Network

• June 2, 2022: “Assessing and Treating Eating Disorders in Diverse Pediatric Settings”
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• October 6, 2022: “Overview of Early Childhood Programs”
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• May 3, 2022: “Evidence-Based & Promising Practice Models of In-Home Family Treatment in CT”
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  • AMH Evidenced Based In-Home Treatment for Youth in CT – powerpoint
  • In-Home Model Guide Updated May 2020
  • AIM – Assisted Intervention Matching Tool – online tool to help determine services well-matched to the specific mental health needs of the youth

• November 2, 2023: “Introduction to Human Trafficking in Connecticut”
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  • Child Trafficking Decision Map – to determine risk level for child trafficking

• February 1, 2024: “Diagnosis TikTok, When Social Media Impacts Mental Health”
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• March 2, 2023: “Mental Health Impact of Exposure to Online Sexually Explicit Materials”
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• December 7, 2023: “Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Intervention for Health Professionals”
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  • CTSafeConnect.org or dial 888-774-2900 to access Connecticut’s Intimate Partner Violence hotline – CTSafeConnect is available not only to your patients, but you can also call for support to discuss a case with a trained professional.
  • DCF – Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Abuse Help Sheet 

• October 5, 2023: “Gender Non-Conforming Youth: What Pediatricians Need to Know”
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• September 2, 2021: “Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth”
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  • AMH: Caring for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth -powerpoint
  • LGBTQ+ Resource Guide 2020-2021 True Colors – Connecticut and National resource guide for families and providers
  • Family Acceptance Project
  • Human Rights Campaign

• May 4, 2023: “Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment in Pediatrics”
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• May 6, 2021: “Mood Dysregulation and Behavioral Outbursts”
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• June 3, 2021: “Medication Management for Mood Dysregulation”
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  • Affective Reactivity Index from NIMH
  • Medications for Mood Dysregulation June 3, 2021 ppt -powerpoint

• May 2, 2024: “Neuropsychological Testing”
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• February 4, 2021: “Neuropsychological and Autism Testing”
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• November 3, 2022: “School Avoidance”
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  • Parent-School-Refusal-Assessment-Scale
  • Child-School-Refusal-Assessment-Scale

• February 2, 2023: “Introduction to AMH for Moms and Overview of Perinatal Mental Health for PCPs”
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  • Overview of Perinatal Mental Health Conditions – Quick Guide

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a widely used and validated 10-item questionnaire to identify women experiencing depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period and can take less than five minutes to complete. Items of the scale correspond to various clinical depression symptoms, such as guilt feeling, sleep disturbance, low energy, anhedonia, and suicidal ideation.

Need help connecting your patient’s mom to resources – call 833-978-6667 for AMH for Moms program. (same model as AMH for Youth, different team!)

• January 6, 2022: “Top 10 Questions PCPs Ask About Prescribing Psychotropics”
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  • Clinical Coversations – top 10 questions (002) – powerpoint
• May 24, 2022: “Psychopharmacological Management of ADHD”
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    ADHD MEDICATION CHART- RJM -10.2019 
• June 3, 2021: “Medication Management for Mood Dysregulation”
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• December 3, 2020: “Medication Management for Anxiety Disorders”
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• AACAP Family Medication Guide

• Mental Health Screening Tools for Pediatrics – AAP
• GAD-7 Anxiety is a valid and efficient 7-item screening tool for assessing presence and severity of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The self-report questionnaire has good reliability and may also be used to detect panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. 
• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a 9-question instrument given to patients to screen for the presence and severity of depression. The PHQ-9 is widely used because it is quick, easy to administer, and does not require 2-steps to make a diagnosis. The results of the PHQ-9 may be used to make a depression diagnosis and determine severity.
• Columbia Depression Scale and Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale support suicide risk assessment through a series of simple, plain-language questions that anyone can ask. The answers help users identify whether someone is at risk for suicide, assess the severity and immediacy of that risk, and gauge the level of support that the person needs. If the answer to question number 4, 5, or 6 is YES, get immediate help by calling 988, call 911 or go to the emergency room.
• Ask Suicide Screening Questions (asQ) – National Institute of Mental Health asQ toolkit
• A-SBIRT Toolkit, A-SBIRT Form, and CRAFFT screening tools designed to identify substance use, substance-related riding/driving risk, and substance use disorder among youth ages 12-21. It has been implemented as part of universal screening efforts in thousands of busy medical and community health settings, as it yields information that can serve as the basis for early intervention and patient-centered counseling.
• AIM – Assisted Intervention Matching Tool – online tool to help determine services well-matched to the specific mental health needs of the youth

• April 7, 2022: “Peek Into a Child’s Mind: Using Children’s Drawing and Writing in Primary Care Settings”
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  • Children’s Drawing and Writing in Primary Care Office-K. Miller 4.2022 – powerpoint

• April 6, 2023: “Assessment of Sleep Disorders and Treatment of Insomnia for Primary Care”
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  • CDC Pediatric Sleep Hygiene Handout
  • Epworth Sleep Scale
  • Sleep Diaries and Sleep Log
  • AAP Media Plan
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine
  • AACAP Family Medication Guide
  • APA App Advisor intended to train providers in how to evaluate an app and to provide suggestions of information to consider when evaluating apps for personal and professional use.

• May 5, 2022: “Somatic Symptoms in Children and Youth”
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• January 4, 2024: “Recognizing and Responding to Youth Substance Use in Primary Care Settings: An Introduction to Adolescent Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (A-SBIRT)”
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  • A-SBIRT Screening Form
  • BNI-Adolescent-Algorithm
  • Recognizing and Responding to Youth Substance Use in Primary Care
  • Substance Use Fact Sheet
• March 4, 2021: “Cannabis and Psychosis”
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• CRAFFT is a screening tool designed to identify substance use, substance-related riding/driving risk, and substance use disorder among youth ages 12-21. It has been implemented as part of universal screening efforts in thousands of busy medical and community health settings, as it yields information that can serve as the basis for early intervention and patient-centered counseling.
• AAP Policy Statement SBIRT
• AAP Clinical Report SBIRT
• Adolescent SBIRT Opening Questions Algorithm
• Pediatricians Trained In SBIRT Ten Times May Be More Likely To Identify Young Addicts
• A-SBIRT FAQs

• April 4, 2024: “Crisis Services in Connecticut: When and How to Choose”
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  • Crisis Services in Connecticut: When and How to Choose powerpoint
  • CT Urgent Crisis Centers English and Spanish Flyer
• December 1, 2022: “Psychiatric Emergencies: What Pediatricians Need to Know”
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  • AMH-Clinical-Conversations-Psychiatric-Emergencies-What-Pediatricians-Need-to-Know-12.1.2022 powerpoint
• September 1, 2022: “Suicide Risk Assessment in Primary Care”
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  • Suicide Risk Assessment for Primary Care 9.1.2022 powerpoint
• September 7, 2023: “Covid-19 Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in Children and Adolescents”
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• April 1, 2021: “Pediatric Suicide Evaluation, Management, and Postvention”
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Talk It Out Connecticut : A toll-free phone line for parents and caregivers who need someone to listen, to understand, and to talk their feelings out.

Prevent Suicide CT: 1Word 1Voice 1Life

Talking About Mental Health Isn’t Easy : 1Word 1Voice 1Life Preventing Suicide Video

Youth Suicide: Be the One to Start the Conversation : 1Word 1Voice 1Life Preventing Suicide Video

• If your patient is experiencing a life-threatening situation, dial 911 immediately.    

  If your patient is experiencing difficult or suicidal thoughts dial 988, Connecticut’s Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. 988 offers 24/7/365 access to trained staff who can help in mental health and substance use crises, provide referrals to resources, and perform warm transfers to mobile crisis services or emergency services including urgent crisis centers in your community.

  If your patient is pregnant or is a new parent and is feeling overwhelmed, sad, or anxious and needs someone to talk to, the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline can help – 24/7 – call or text 1-833-852-6262

• Trevor Project (crisis intervention & suicide prevention for the LGBTQ community): 1-866-488-7386