I Need Help (But I’m Too Afraid to Ask)

I Need Help (But I’m Too Afraid to Ask)19jun9:45 pm9:45 pm(GMT-04:00)

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I Need Help (But I’m Too Afraid to Ask)

With childhood mental illness becoming more pronounced in the 21st century, how we can help our kids—and teens—seek help when they’re too afraid to ask for it? In this conversation with Dr. Christine Crawford, we will discuss how to recognize childhood and adolescent mental illness as well as how we can treat it both intimately and systemically.



Speakers for this event

  • Dr. Christine M. Crawford

    Dr. Christine M. Crawford

    Dr. Christine M. Crawford is a Harvard trained adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist who sees patients in the Boston Medical Center Child & Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. Dr. Crawford currently serves as the Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Medical Student Education and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Crawford is a staff member of the Wellness and Recovery After Psychosis (WRAP) where she provides psychiatric care for adolescents experiencing symptoms of psychosis. She completed her adult psychiatry residency as well as child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital. She received her MD from University of Connecticut and her Masters in Public Health at BU School of Public Health where she concentrated in Social and Behavioral Sciences.  She has been engaged in a number of community outreach initiatives through the Boys and Girls Club of Boston and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) where she serves as the Associate Medical Director. She is the author of the book “You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child’s Mental Health”.