YOUTH LEADERS
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TERESSA UNALIIN BALDWIN Hope4Alaska , AK
“ I started a campaign to change the dialog around suicide in the state of Alaska . When I first came to different villages , the elders were kind of frightened about me talking about suicide . They thought if we talked about it , their children would commit suicide more , which is not really the case . If we talk about it and have an open dialog , you ’ re able to really understand both the physical and the mental needs of these children .”
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JUAN VÉLEZ COURT Youth M . O . V . E ., PR
“ Whenever that youth or that child goes in there [ the pediatrician ], how can we make it the most comfortable place that can keep in mind their culture ? We don ’ t know where that child has been or about their community . How can we make it a forum where that child feels like it ’ s a part of their extended system , this is somebody who ’ s going to help me ?”
PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONERS
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WANDA FILER , M . D . American Academy of Family Physicians , PA
“ Teamwork is so beneficial for patient care . Sometimes patients will tell different doctors different things . As a team , we can bring all of the gathered facts together so nothing is missed .”
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NERISSA BAUER , M . D . American Academy of Pediatrics , IN
“ Know who ’ s in your community . There is a limit to what I can do in that office for that family so it really helps to know who your partners are .”
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KIMBERLY ERLICH , P . N . P . National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners , CA
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS
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LISA M . CULLINS , M . D . American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , MD
“ Having co-located mental health professionals actually is the ideal situation where , for pediatric providers , right while they ’ re doing a well-child visit and something may come up clinically that pertains to a mental health issue , they ’ re able to just grab their mental health colleague and say , ‘ Hey , let me curbside you quickly — I have this patient who is dealing with ADHD . I ’ ve already started this medication . Is it time for me to increase the dose ? Would it be helpful to have some parent training ?’ It ’ s so helpful to have all these disciplines in one place .”
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MAUREEN MONAGHAN , PH . D . Children ’ s National Medical Center Washington , DC
“ We really can ’ t separate physical health and mental health . We know that to feel your best physically , you need to feel your best emotionally and vice versa .”
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ADAIR PARR , M . D . American Psychiatric Association , VA
“ It ’ s really important to gather information from other people , whether it ’ s teachers or parents , to look at different settings and gather that information to put that all together .”
“ The more that youth are involved from the beginning in their care , the better off they ’ ll be .”
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Partnering for Help and Hope
YOUTH LEADERS
● ● TERESSA UNALIIN BALDWIN
Hope4Alaska, AK
“I started a campaign to change the dialog around suicide in the
state of Alaska. When I first came to different villages, the elders
were kind of frightened about me talking about suicide. They
thought if we talked about it, their children would commit suicide
more, which is not really the case. If we talk about it and have an
open dialog, you’re able to really understand both the physical and
the mental needs of these children.”
● ● JUAN VÉLEZ COURT
Youth M.O.V.E., PR
“Whenever that youth or that child goes in there [the pediatrician],
how can we make it the most comfortable place that can keep
in mind their culture? We don’t know where that child has been
or about their community. How can we make it a forum where
that child feels like it’s a part of their extended system, this is
somebody who’s going to help me?”
PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONERS
● ● WANDA FILER, M.D.
American Academy of Family Physicians, PA
“Teamwork is so beneficial for patient care. Sometimes patients will
tell different doctors different things. As a team, we can bring all of
the gathered facts together so nothing is missed.”
● ● NERISSA BAUER, M.D.
American Academy of Pediatrics, IN
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