SXSW 2025
Empowering Parents: Key Allies in Teen Mental Health Crisis
Description:
This panel reviews the research about the pivotal role parents play in confronting the escalating teen mental health crisis. Experts will discuss the challenges & pressures teens face today, the critical support parents and responsible family members can provide, and the external resources needed to empower them. Attendees will gain insights on communication strategies, mental health awareness & tools to help foster supportive environments across communities & institutions to create supportive networks, including family members & caring adults, that bolsters teen well-being and resilience.
Additional Supporting Materials
Other Resources / Information
Protecting Youth Mental Health: The US Surgeon's Advisory
https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/youth-mental-health/index.html
Navigating Teen Mental Health: An Expert’s Guide for Parents
https://https://www.teenmentalhealth.guide/
Takeaways
- Insights into how parents and caring adults impact adolescent mental health & the need for institutions to support parents of pre-teens & teens.
- Strategies & interventions available to parents and family members to support the mental health and well-being of their kids.
- Strategies to effectively support both parents of adolescents with mental illness and parents wanting to promote their kids' mental well-being.
Speakers
- Dan Solomon, CEO, Parent Ready
- Merissa Ferrara, Ph.D., Full Professor Department of Communication, College of Charleston
- Tyish Hall Brown Ph.D., Director, Behavioral Sleep Medicine & Psychologist, Children's National Hospital
- Jennifer Shannon, M.D., Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Jennifer Shannon, M.D. PLLC
Organizer
Dan Solomon, CEO, Parent Ready
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