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Primary care doctors may be unsure when kids’ bad moods are serious or not

4/5/18

Family medicine doctors and pediatricians are less confident than psychiatrists in their abilities to tell the difference between normal irritability and possibly bigger issues in children and adolescents, according to Penn State researchers. Primary care providers and pediatricians were also more likely to prescribe medications when they thought there was a problem, while psychiatrists were more likely to start with behavioral therapy.

Students flee the building during an active shooter training drill at Penn State Beaver.

Penn State Beaver to host symposium on mental health and violence

8/30/17

A group of experts and the families of both victims and offenders – including the parents of Colorado shooter James Holmes – will gather at Penn State Beaver in October to discuss the links between mental health and violence and the ways we may be able to curb the bloodshed.

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mHealth Challenge inspires students to address mental illness

12/7/16

To provide support for those dealing with mental illness, students in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Penn State and other majors worked together to create a concept for an app that encourages its users to seek mental health help in a safe and confidential way.

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Abington vet marches miles to help prevent suicide

11/14/16

Meet the Air Force veteran and Penn State Abington student who marched 11 miles on Veterans Day (11-11-16), setting out before dawn to symbolize the darkness that leads dozens of veterans to commit suicide each day in the United States.

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Fishbein to present at translational research conference

9/30/16

Diana Fishbein, director of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center and C. Eugene Bennett Chair in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, will be one of the primary speakers at the second annual symposium for the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Translational Research in Children’s Mental Health. The conference, “Moving Toward Precision Healthcare in Children’s Mental Health: New Perspectives, Methodologies and Technologies in Therapeutics and Prevention,” will take place Oct. 5-7.

Higher Education in Focus: Evaluating Mental Health on Campus

New mental health student resource discussed on WPSU’s Higher Education in Focus

4/18/16

A new position that will address the growing demand for counseling and psychological services at Penn State will be discussed during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Higher Education in Focus: Evaluating Mental Health on Campus” with University President Eric Barron. The show will air at 8 p.m. April 21 on WPSU-TV and WPSU-FM.

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President's blog: Students under stress

4/8/16

Penn State President Eric Barron discusses the challenge of student mental health in his latest post on his blog, "Digging Deeper." Barron talks about the growth in the number of students seeking counseling over the past decade and the efforts Penn State has made to meet the demand.

Academic advising seminar addresses college student mental health

1/29/16

Sponsored by the Division of Undergraduate Studies, the Academic Advising Noon Seminar series provides an opportunity every semester for professional development and networking and serves as a forum for the discussion of academic advising issues. These events are open to all interested Penn State faculty and staff.

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