- Sound the Alarm: Youth Vaping can Harm - HHS. gov
The Office of the Surgeon General, in partnership with the Smoking and Tobacco Use Advisory Committee and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have created this resource for parents and caregivers, educators, and healthcare professionals to understand the threat vaping poses to America’s youth
- Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youths, Surgeon General fact sheet - HHS. gov
Fact Sheet This is the 31st tobacco-related Surgeon General’s report issued since 1964 It describes the epidemic of tobacco use among youth ages 12 through 17 and young adults ages 18 through 25, including the epidemiology, causes, and health effects of this tobacco use and interventions proven to prevent it Scientific evidence contained in this report supports the following facts:
- 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention - HHS. gov
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention The 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention is a bold new 10-year, comprehensive, whole-of-society approach to suicide prevention that provides concrete recommendations for addressing gaps in the suicide prevention field This coordinated and comprehensive approach to suicide prevention at the national, state, tribal, local, and territorial levels
- Social Media and Youth Mental Health - HHS. gov
We can take immediate actions to make social media safer for youth The Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health calls for engaging in a multifaceted effort to maximize the benefits and reduce the risk of harm posed by social media with actions suggested for groups including: children and adolescents, policymakers, technology companies, researchers, and families
- HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, Idaho Reach Agreement to Transition Teen . . .
The U S Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a resolution agreement with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) to resolve a civil rights complaint alleging unnecessary institutionalization of a teenager with autism and behavioral health needs This is the seventh voluntary resolution in OCR’s Olmstead Initiative to support
- Parental Mental Health Well-Being | HHS. gov
Parents Under Pressure: The U S Surgeon General's Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents This Surgeon General's Advisory highlights the stressors that impact the mental health and well-being of parents and caregivers, the critical link between parental mental health and children's long-term well-being, and the urgent need to better support parents, caregivers, and families
- 516-Does HIPAA allow a provider to disclose PHI about a troubled teen . . .
Where the HIPAA Privacy Rule applies, does it allow a health care provider to disclose protected health information (PHI) about a troubled teen to the parents of the
- When Your Child, Teenager, or Adult Son or Daughter has a Mental . . .
4 HIPAA helps you stay connected with your adult son or daughter for whom you are caring by permitting health professionals to contact you with information related to them that is necessary and relevant to your involvement with their health care or payment for care If your adult son or daughter becomes disoriented, delirious, or unaware of their surroundings due to, for example, opioid abuse
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