Please come hear Dr. Edward Castelo address issues and questions regarding youth and mental health. Youth experienced a unique set of challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic—isolation from peers, adapting to virtual learning, and changes to sleep habits and other routines. The amount of depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions has been increasing among youth. One in six youth experience a major depressive episode, three million had serious thoughts of suicide and a 31% increase in mental health-related emergency department visits. Dr. Castelo is the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Service at Harbor UCLA Medical Center.

Meeting ID: 882 4637 0234
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