School-age children in America are facing an emerging mental health crisis. What can parents and educators do to protect the wellbeing of children and teens?

Hopkins at Home is proud to present "In Conversation," a new series outlining the intersection between faculty research at the School of Education and other schools & centers at Johns Hopkins University.

In this first installment, Christopher Morphew, dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Education, will host a two-part conversation on the current adolescent mental health crisis in America through the dual lenses of public health and education policy. Joining Dean Morphew are Elise Pas, a research professor in the department of mental health within the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Jodi Miller, a postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Education.

This recording is the first part of the conversation, focused on defining the scope, scale, and current landscape of this critical issue. To watch the second part of the conversation, please click here: https://youtu.be/-y8mysXypq0

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0:00 Introduction
2:47 Defining the current state of adolescent mental health crisis
5:54 Determining when to seek help for anxiety and depression in adolescents
8:17 How teachers can focus on social-emotional learning
10:14 How teachers and parents work together to promote mental well-being
13:11 How the COVID pandemic highlighted and exacerbated existing problems
15:40 Using Wellcheq app to monitor adolescent mental health
21:07 Genetic links to mental health
23:25 The effect of equity challenges in diagnosis
26:27 Challenges of limited counselor access in schools
28:18 How mental health issues are related to violence in schools
33:33 Policies that can create a foundational sense of belonging
34:54 Promising interventions and shifting mindsets
37:36 Conclusion