Episode 30: BeingMe Podcast: Exploring Innovation and Equity in Adolescent Mental Health with Dr. Amber Childs
BeingMe: A Teen Mental Health PodcastShow Notes
About This Episode
Welcome to Episode 30 of our Signal Award-Winning BeingMe: A Teen Mental Health Podcast, hosted by Dr. Taiwo Alonge. In this episode, we have a special guest, Dr. Amber Childs, a child and adolescent psychology pioneer.
Dr. Childs is a renowned Yale University professor and the Clinical Strategist for BeMe Health. In this episode, Dr. Child will talk about her life journey, starting from her teenage years, and how it led her to become an innovator and leader in mental health care.
Join us for an inspiring conversation on shaping a healthier, more equitable future for youth mental health.
Key Highlights In This Episode
Dr. Childs' journey from teen to mental health innovator.
Impact of the pandemic on teen mental health.
Addressing mental health disparities for BIPOC youth.
Role of digital interventions in youth mental health.
Insights into measurement-based care and antiracism in mental health.
About Our Guest
Dr. Amber Childs is an award-winning, nationally renowned child and adolescent clinical psychologist who is a professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine.
At Yale, she is the Director of training for the Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology and Co-Director of the Division of Quality and Innovation within the Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital.
She is the founder and co-founder of three ventures at Yale related to measure-based care, eliminating racism in the workplace, and youth mental health.
Dr. Childs is a Clinical Strategist at BeMe Health. With nearly 15 years of experience, she is an innovator and transformational leader who has been instrumental in improving youth equity, access, and mental health outcomes through data-driven quality improvement and cutting-edge digital delivery. Her expertise is now being utilized to support teens using the BeMe app.
About BeMe
BeMe is a mobile mental health platform — made for and With Teens In Mind™ — to improve teen well-being by bringing together the best aspects of supportive media, human coaching, and clinical care.
Our Host
Dr. Taiwo Alonge, Clinical Advisor, BeMe Health
Producer
Derek E. Baird, Chief Youth Officer, BeMe Health
Date of Recording
December 20, 2023
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