Ep 14 -Youth Mental Health Conversation with Dr. Christy Land & Jenn Vann

In this episode, Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, has a conversation with Dr. Christy Land and Jenn Vann regarding youth mental health. This conversation covers depression and anxiety in children and adolescents. 

Show notes:

• Psychology Today
• School Counselor 
• Group Therapy
• Telehealth
• Emergency Medical Care 

Emergency Services

• National Suicide Prevention Line: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. We're committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.
  • 1-800-273-8255
  • For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255
• Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL): Georgia offers a statewide toll-free call center for consumers to access services.  The call center operates 24/7 and has the capacity to screen and assess callers for intensity of service response. 
  
  • 1-800-715-4225
  • Additionally, we are pleased to announce that Georgia’s youth can now access GCAL’s services via text and chat through a new app called My GCAL, which became available for download in late January 2019.  Developed by Behavioral Health Link, the app will allow youth to call, text, or chat with GCAL 24/7/365. Help is in your pocket–just a click away. The caring professionals of GCAL are ready to help, and users can choose how they want to reach out.
• Please visit our Mind Your Mind web page for additional information and resources.