Dartmouth Health is excited to launch the latest season of its "Heads Up" mental health awareness series in December 2024.
Like previous iterations, this "Heads Up" series will feature Dartmouth Health experts and community experts discussing today’s most important mental health concerns.
In this new iteration of the popular series, called Heads Up: Foundations for Youth Mental Health, the topics will be informed by results of a recent survey to parents and caregivers asking for their top concerns around youth mental health.
The first Heads Up in the new series will be on the topic of helping children navigate grief, loss and trauma, and is planned for mid-December. The remaining topics will include:
- Relationships with family and peers
- Foundations of good mental health
- The impact of social media and networked devices on children's mental health
- Building resilience in order to protect against mental health issues such as anxiety
Mental health challenges, particularly among children and young adults, are of chief concern among today's parents and caregivers. Dartmouth Health recently commissioned a survey of parents and caregivers of children ages infant to 18 to gather insights on the mental health topics that are of the most importance in raising their children. The survey showed:
- Relationships with Family and Peers ranked highest in importance by respondents compared to other mental health issues experienced by children.
- Most parents also said understanding the foundations of youth mental health, social media's impact on mental health, helping children navigate grief, loss and trauma and building resilience as "extremely important" issues.
Later in 2025, Dartmouth Health will launch a second phase of the series focused on the mental health of young adults and college students. Stay tuned for resources around these important topics and updates on future topics.