“Pencils, Pressure, and Panic: Mental Health at Back to School.” Alicia Barnes, DO, MPH

“Pencils, Pressure, and Panic: Mental Health at Back to School.”

Dr. Alicia Barnes, DO, MPH

July 15 12:15-1:00 PM 

Online Presentation. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one day prior .

Anxiety affects 1 in 4 children and is now the most common mental health diagnosis in youth, prompting new recommendations for routine screening in pediatric and primary care settings.

Dr. Barnes will help our community prepare for the back‑to‑school season with a timely and practical talk to explore how schools, healthcare providers, and communities can better recognize anxiety, reduce stress, and support children as they return to the classroom.

Dr. Alicia Barnes, DO, MPH, is the Urban Child Institute Endowed Chair of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Associate Professor at University of Tennessee Health Science Center.Chief of Psychiatry at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, she leads multisector mental healthinitiatives with a system of care approach, and serves in leadership roles on the Executive Boardfor AACAP and as President of the Tennessee Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.