Worth a Read

NY Times: This Teen Was Prescribed 10 Psychiatric Drugs. She’s Not Alone. Increasingly, anxious and depressed teens are using multiple, powerful psychiatric drugs, many of them untested in adolescents or for use in tandem.

NYTimes: ‘The Best Tool We Have’ for Self-Harming and Suicidal Teens – Studies indicate that dialectical behavior therapy offers greater benefits than more generalized therapy. But treatment is intensive and expensive.

Kaiser braces for potential 3-month strike

How online hate turns into real-life violence

California passes bill aimed at making the internet safer for kids

Santa Clara County mental health system ‘fundamentally broken’

California lawmakers went big in 2022. These are the biggest bills they passed

A song for the kids – Arcade Fire’s Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)

Recent Stories

© 2023 CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED