Articles by MGH Clay Center

September 29, 2022

By MGH Clay Center

Get Ready for a New Season!

It’s nearly time for a new season of Shrinking It Down! Co-hosts Gene Beresin, MD, MA and Khadijah Booth Watkins, MD, MPH have some great mental health topics and great guests in store for you. But until then, Hold On…. Beginning October 20, tune in the 3rd Thursday of each month for new episodes. Subscribe […]

April 20, 2021

By MGH Clay Center

Prioritizing Parent Mental Health (Webinar)

As a parent, in order to support your child or teen’s mental well-being, you need to put on your own oxygen mask first. How do you do that in the middle of a pandemic that’s taken a disproportionate toll on parent mental health? The JED Foundation and the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at […]

December 9, 2020

By MGH Clay Center

The Clay Center’s 2020 Emotional Healing Playlist

Amidst a pandemic, economic strain, political tension, rising mental illness, and more – we are all in need of some emotional healing. Let the healing begin! Our executive director Dr. Gene Beresin says that music has the power to help us feel, heal, and connect with others. So, in the spirit of a music mental […]

June 5, 2020

By MGH Clay Center

Minneapolis: Helping Young People to Understand and Stay Safe

To help you start, or continue conversations you’ve already begun, here are some guiding resources:  How and why to discuss Juneteenth with your children (The Washington Post) Ways to Emotionally Support Your Teen in Responding to Racism (MGH Clay Center) 16 ways to help children become thoughtful, informed, and BRAVE about race (Embrace Race) Standing With Families Against Racism: […]

February 22, 2018

By MGH Clay Center

Family: Stories of Adoption

According to the Urban Dictionary, a family is “a group of people…who genuinely love, trust, care about, and look out for each other… REAL family is a bondage that cannot be broken by any means.” At the Clay Center, this definition resonates because we know from working with so many different young people and caregivers […]

August 1, 2016

By MGH Clay Center

Teen Driving Study Reveals “App and Drive” is New Danger Among Teens, New Worry for Parents

BOSTON, August 1, 2016 – Teens have been inundated with messages about the dangers of texting while driving over the past several years—and while this message is still vitally important, texting is not the only danger popping up on their smartphone.  According to new research conducted by Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive […]

May 2, 2016

By MGH Clay Center

Dr. Gene Beresin Named Senior Advisor for New Students Against Destructive Decisions Driving Study

For immediate release BOSTON, Mass. – The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) announced that Dr. Gene Beresin, executive director of The Clay Center, is becoming the senior advisor on child and adolescent psychiatry for Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and their national peer-to-peer driving study. “We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. […]

June 16, 2015

By MGH Clay Center

Lesley University and The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds Partner to Fight Child Homelessness

For immediate release BOSTON, Mass. – According to The National Center on Family Homelessness, the number of homeless children in the United States is more than 2.5 million and increasing dramatically. To address this issue, The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds has partnered with Lesley University on their Child Homelessness Initiative to raise awareness and […]

May 5, 2015

By MGH Clay Center

New public health project supported by The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds

For immediate release BOSTON, Mass. – The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has announced their involvement in expanding a cost-effective public health program called Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) through an advocacy and public awareness project led by the Children’s Mental Health Campaign, a coalition of more […]

April 15, 2015

By MGH Clay Center

Autism Has Changed Explains Dr. Ellen Braaten from The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds

For immediate release BOSTON, Mass. – April is Autism Awareness Month and Ellen Braaten, Ph.D., from The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has published an article today that highlights changes in autism spectrum. The article “DSM-5: What Happened to Asperger’s?” addresses the recent changes in diagnosing autism. Dr. Braaten […]