Dr. Christine Crawford is a Harvard trained adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist who currently serves as the Associate Medical Director for the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI). She is an Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Education at Boston University School of Medicine within the Department of Psychiatry. She treats patients in the Boston Medical Center Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the Wellness and Recovery After Psychosis (WRAP) Program where she provides psychiatric care to adolescents experiencing symptoms of psychosis. In addition to her clinical work and teaching medical students, she has expertise in areas such as racial disparities within the mental health care system and discussing the impact of racism on the mental health of people of color.

She is also the author of NAMI’s latest book “You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child’s Mental Health”. She joins us on The Vault to provide parents and caregivers with practical tools on how to support their child’s mental health. In a world where there is so much information online, it can feel overwhelming for parents to know where they can turn for trusted answers for their child’s mental health needs. NAMI and Dr. Crawford offer this book as the vetted resource that parents have been waiting for.

Listen in as we discuss:

 Protective Factors For Children and Mental Health.
 How To Talk To Children About Suicide.
 How To Prevent Suicide In Children.
 How To Decrease Risk of Suicide In Youth.
 How To Advocate for Your Child’s Mental Health and Education
Supports In School Settings.
 How Support Neurodivergent Children.
 How To Support Autistic Youth.
 High Functioning Depression In Therapists and Healthcare workers.

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Disclaimer: You may want to consider your individual mental health needs with a licensed medical professional. This page is not medical advice.