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Maria Mandese, MS, CCLS

Julia Goff, MS, CCLS

Maya M. Givon, MD

Teresa Augelli, CCLS

Lendy Chapman, CCLS

Jenn Gonzales, OTR/L

Nneka Ricketts-Cameron, RD, LD

Faye Stillman, MS, CCC-SLP/ATP

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

When children and babies are so critically ill that conventional pediatric or neonatal critical care may not be able to provide enough support, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may be needed as a bridge in care.

What every parent should know about mental health in kids and teens

As a mental health provider, I often hear how parents and guardians of children tend to think their child is “too young” to have a mental health diagnosis. It is unfortunate, but I have noticed that the stigma of having a mental health condition gets in the way of understanding and treating children many times. Mental health conditions and disorders don't only affect adults. Children and teens can experience mental health problems, too. In fact, research shows that most mental disorders follow a developmental course that typically starts early in life. According to the National Institute of Mental Health “this is true not only of conditions such as autism and ADHD, which are well known for having onset in childhood, but also for mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. So, many people who suffer from depression, social phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia showed signs before they were 24 years old.”