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UTSW expands teen mental health program across Texas

UTSW expands teen mental health program across Texas

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DALLAS – December 14, 2022 – UT Southwestern Medical Center is expanding an evidence-based mental health promotion and crisis prevention program for adolescents in Texas schools after receiving $11.5 million in state funding. Madhukar Trivedi, MD The Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) program helps adolescents recognize and better understand the feelings and signs of …

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The program tackles teen mental health head-on, in a place where suicide rates are a major concern

The program tackles teen mental health head-on, in a place where suicide rates are a major concern

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Sixteen-year-old Jack Farrell knows the triggers when his mental health takes a turn for the worse. “When I don’t exercise, I find my mental health declining,” he said. “When I’m active and exercising and eating well and working out, I feel really good.” Jack Farrell wants to see young men open up more to each …

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