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24.4 Update on Gender-Affirming Surgical Care Options: Trends and Updates for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist
Options for gender-affirming surgical care are expanding, including for adolescents. Guidelines for access are becoming less restrictive, although access to care remains variable across the United States. As more youth receive surgical care, they may be cared for by child and adolescent psychiatry consultation-liaison (CAP-CL) providers when hospitalized. We aim to review the psychiatric comorbidities, including around surgery and their management in pediatric hospital settings. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - October 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Julienne R. Jacobson Source Type: research

Healing Postpandemic Children ’s and Family Mental Health: Novel Initiative Convergence of Clinical CHATogether Intervention With Community Art Bridge
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant psychosocial consequences for children and their families. Yale CHATogether (Compassionate Home, Action Together) established since the pandemic to target community cross-cultural family mental health through various artistic platforms. CHATogether consists of 6 distinct components, namely interactive theater, mental health education, research, peer support and community outreach, collaboration, and mentorship. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - October 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eunice Y. Yuen, Luchia M. Lee, Andr és S. Martin, Ruby Lekwauwa, Patrick Huang Tags: Clinical Perspectives 25 Source Type: research

25.1 CHATogether: An Interactive Theater Intervention to Support Adolescents and Families Seeking Mental Health Care
Since its inception 3 years ago, Yale CHATogether (Compassionate Home, Action Together) established a pilot digital program tailored for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) children, adolescents, and families with many positive outcomes (Song JE et al, 2022). Using interactive theater adopted from the Theater of Oppressed, we expanded and implemented CHATogether into clinical programs to address family relational health and communication with adolescents facing mental health issues in clinical settings. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - October 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eunice Y. Yuen Source Type: research

25.2 NYC Art Bridge: Professional Artists Promoting Mental Health
Art, especially when coupled with discussion of artistic intention, can facilitate an innovative way to provide space and enable frank speech about mental health in a culturally informed manner. Thus, the Taiwanese American Arts Council and the Executive Director Luchia Meihua Lee, MPhil, have selected art and artists. The mission of the Taiwanese American Arts Council is to foster awareness of Taiwanese American art and includes presenting high-quality programs in all disciplines of art and encouraging cross-cultural exchange among artists from around the world by enabling them to exhibit their art. (Source: Journal of th...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - October 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Luchia M. Lee Source Type: research

25.3 Learning From the Artists: Exploring Creative Mind, Culture, and Family
Medicine is an interface of art and science. Many innovative therapeutic interventions in children and families originate or are closely related to artistic delivery. This presentation aims to achieve 3 goals: 1) to introduce psychiatrists to view patient presentation through an artist ’s creative lens; 2) to promote interdisciplinary work in mental health and arts; and 3) to explore potential arts-based modalities for future applications in culturally informed treatment. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - October 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Stephanie X. Wu, Eunice Y. Yuen Source Type: research