Teens at Risk of Suicide Share Their Reasons for Living

• Patients and Families, Suicide and self-harm, Teens and young adults

New research shows that teens at risk of suicide say their reasons for living are “family,” “friends,” “sister,” and “brother.” These insights matter because understanding their reasons to live can be important in helping to improve therapy and prevent suicide.

Finally Closing the Loop: Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Takes a Place in AMA/APA History

• By L. Lee Tynes, M.D., Ph.D.
• APA Leadership

Recently returning from the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) in Chicago this summer, I can’t help but reflect on the journey that led me there. I serve in the AMA House of Delegates as the inaugural representative from the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) (along with our alternate delegate Anna Dickerman, M.D.) in part due to the early groundwork laid by our 2018 ACLP President, Rebecca Brendel, M.D., J.D. (later an APA president, 2022-23).

Mindfulness Program Helps with College Stresses

• Healthy living for mental well-being, Patients and Families, Teens and young adults

Heading off to college often brings a great deal of change, and with it, significant stress. A program developed at the University of Washington, the Be REAL (REsilient Attitudes and Living), program may help. Be REAL is designed to promote the well-being of high-school age youth, college students, and staff, and its effectiveness is supported by research.

Mindfulness Based Interventions for Teachers and Students

• By James M. Burden, M.D., Stephanie V. Hernandez, M.D. and Josepha Immanuel, M.D.
• Children and Youth, Healthy living for mental well-being, Patients and Families

Two weeks prior to school starting, a group of Houston middle school teachers met at Baylor College of Medicine’s campus, where we, the three authors, led a workshop to equip middle school teachers with new knowledge of mindfulness interventions. Teachers, who also manage their own life stressors, are often the first to respond when students face emotional distress. Together, we discussed how mindfulness is invaluable in supporting the mental well-being and emotional health of students and teachers alike.

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APA MindSET is a new strategic education tool designed for busy practitioners looking for the content that means the most to their career, patients, and practice.