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RESCHEDULED! Supporting your Teen Through Adolescence: Identifying and Managing Anxiety and Depression
March 19 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
More than one out of every 10 youth struggle with an anxiety disorder or depression during childhood or adolescence. This presentation will help parents learn how to:
- Distinguish between normal stress and problematic anxiety
- Identify symptoms of depression in youth
- Talk to their teens about anxiety and depression
- Support their children in decreasing avoidance and facing their fears
- Increase behavioral activation to combat symptoms of depression
Joanna Robin, a licensed clinical psychologist, specializes in the treatment of anxiety, mood, and behavioral problems in children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Robin was a senior psychologist at the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders. She also served on the voluntary faculty at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell.