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Building a Strong Foundation for Adulthood

On Jan. 3, Dr. Matthew Biel, MSc, vice chair, 乔治城大学医院儿童和青少年精神科主任,乔治城大学医学院临床精神病学和儿科教授, 就青少年面临的心理健康挑战向教师和家长发表讲话. 他在全国范围内参与精神病学教育和儿童心理健康宣传.
 
在维尔纳百年纪念中心举行的小组讨论中,比尔回答了来自学校副校长杰西卡·基奥和心理健康项目协调员艾米·拉斯金德P ' 25的问题. 他对当前的心理健康危机提供了一个视角,并就学校和家长如何更好地为学生应对他们可能面临的心理健康挑战提出了建议.
 
比尔说,心理健康问题的增加并不新鲜,也不局限于年轻人. He noted that expressions of anxiety, 青少年的孤独和孤立早于COVID, particularly for girls. “There are trends aligning to influence this; the digital lives of our kids increasingly looks to be causing it. But people, in general, are feeling more overwhelmed by social pressures, financial fears and aspects of the future.”
 
Some of what we are seeing today has always been here, we just didn’t see it, or know what to call it, said Biel. “但我们现在认识到了这一点,孩子们自己也越来越能认识到这一点,并主动寻求帮助.”
 
The onslaught of social media is here to stay, 但比尔主张创建有意识的节目,比如无手机时间, which is valuable for adolescents and adults.
 
“我们还需要教育孩子们,让他们更好地利用(社交媒体)劫持孩子大脑的非凡而深刻的设计方式,” he said. They need to be educated about it, 他们需要开始在他们之间建立一种相互理解的感觉.
 
他还谈到了大学申请过程,以及学生们在大学简历上积累成就和成就的压力,同时将其与要求他们注意自己的健康和心理健康的信息相协调.
 
比尔指出,升学过程中的大部分焦虑来自父母. “We set a trap for kids. We have extraordinary expectations for our kids, 我认为这很大程度上来自父母自己的恐惧,” he said.
 
学校可以在平衡压力方面发挥作用.
 
“You have a unique atmosphere here,” he said, 注意到让学生为未来做好准备的最佳方式是促进参与, cohesiveness and connectedness within the community.
 
“Community and relationships,” he said, 这些都为青少年步入成年奠定了坚实的基础.”
 
You can see a recording of the conversation here
 
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