Child Mind Institute
@childmindinstitute.bsky.social
Independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children & families struggling with mental health & learning disorders.
There's still time to join our virtual panel with the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health. Dr. Angela Moyer and youth panelist Mercy Quezada will share a first look at our new research on how teens experience connection and what parents can do to help young people feel less alone.
October 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
There's still time to join our virtual panel with the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health. Dr. Angela Moyer and youth panelist Mercy Quezada will share a first look at our new research on how teens experience connection and what parents can do to help young people feel less alone.
ADHD can impact far more than a child's ability to focus. It can affect school, friendships, family life, and self-esteem.
This ADHD Awareness Month, take a moment to learn more about how ADHD presents in children and teens and discover practical tools to support their success.
This ADHD Awareness Month, take a moment to learn more about how ADHD presents in children and teens and discover practical tools to support their success.
October 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
ADHD can impact far more than a child's ability to focus. It can affect school, friendships, family life, and self-esteem.
This ADHD Awareness Month, take a moment to learn more about how ADHD presents in children and teens and discover practical tools to support their success.
This ADHD Awareness Month, take a moment to learn more about how ADHD presents in children and teens and discover practical tools to support their success.
By studying thousands of de-identified crisis text conversations, Child Mind Institute and MIT researchers are gaining new insight into how people communicate distress during moments of crisis and how that knowledge may support future suicide prevention research.
Learn more:
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September 28, 2026 at 3:08 PM
By studying thousands of de-identified crisis text conversations, Child Mind Institute and MIT researchers are gaining new insight into how people communicate distress during moments of crisis and how that knowledge may support future suicide prevention research.
Learn more:
Learn more:
Meltdowns aren't always misbehavior. Learn what's really happening in your child's brain during moments of dysregulation and discover practical tools to reduce conflict, support regulation, and create more connection at home.
Register for the free webinar here:
Register for the free webinar here:
September 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Meltdowns aren't always misbehavior. Learn what's really happening in your child's brain during moments of dysregulation and discover practical tools to reduce conflict, support regulation, and create more connection at home.
Register for the free webinar here:
Register for the free webinar here:
When children struggle with attention, organization, or sensory challenges, success at school isn't about trying harder. It's about having the right supports in place.
For more back-to-school resources, like our school success kits, check the replies.
#backtoschool
For more back-to-school resources, like our school success kits, check the replies.
#backtoschool
September 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
When children struggle with attention, organization, or sensory challenges, success at school isn't about trying harder. It's about having the right supports in place.
For more back-to-school resources, like our school success kits, check the replies.
#backtoschool
For more back-to-school resources, like our school success kits, check the replies.
#backtoschool
When a young person is struggling, feeling alone, hopeless, or like they don't belong, it can have a serious impact on their mental health. Some children openly express that they're in pain, while others may keep their feelings hidden from family and friends.
September 1, 2026 at 9:04 PM
When a young person is struggling, feeling alone, hopeless, or like they don't belong, it can have a serious impact on their mental health. Some children openly express that they're in pain, while others may keep their feelings hidden from family and friends.
⭐ Time is almost up ⭐
The Child Mind Institute's mental health and learning evaluations are just one way we help families catch and address challenges early on. Early detection can change a child's trajectory not just in school, but in life.
The Child Mind Institute's mental health and learning evaluations are just one way we help families catch and address challenges early on. Early detection can change a child's trajectory not just in school, but in life.
August 21, 2026 at 3:50 PM
⭐ Time is almost up ⭐
The Child Mind Institute's mental health and learning evaluations are just one way we help families catch and address challenges early on. Early detection can change a child's trajectory not just in school, but in life.
The Child Mind Institute's mental health and learning evaluations are just one way we help families catch and address challenges early on. Early detection can change a child's trajectory not just in school, but in life.
Bullying is something we hope won’t happen to our kids — or if it does, that they’ll come to us right away. But sometimes kids don’t tell us.
If your gut tells you something is going on with your child, there are things you can look out for and do.
#BacktoSchool
If your gut tells you something is going on with your child, there are things you can look out for and do.
#BacktoSchool
August 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Bullying is something we hope won’t happen to our kids — or if it does, that they’ll come to us right away. But sometimes kids don’t tell us.
If your gut tells you something is going on with your child, there are things you can look out for and do.
#BacktoSchool
If your gut tells you something is going on with your child, there are things you can look out for and do.
#BacktoSchool
These sessions on supporting kids and teens need your vote to make it to the SXSW EDU stage.
Voting only takes a minute and closes Sunday, August 23.
Every vote helps bring youth mental health topics to SXSW EDU.
Voting only takes a minute and closes Sunday, August 23.
Every vote helps bring youth mental health topics to SXSW EDU.
August 19, 2026 at 5:34 PM
These sessions on supporting kids and teens need your vote to make it to the SXSW EDU stage.
Voting only takes a minute and closes Sunday, August 23.
Every vote helps bring youth mental health topics to SXSW EDU.
Voting only takes a minute and closes Sunday, August 23.
Every vote helps bring youth mental health topics to SXSW EDU.
Students do best when parents and teachers work together as partners. The start of a new school year is a great time to open a dialogue with your child’s teacher. Not sure where to start? Here are seven things teachers wish you would tell them.
#backtoschool
#backtoschool
August 17, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Students do best when parents and teachers work together as partners. The start of a new school year is a great time to open a dialogue with your child’s teacher. Not sure where to start? Here are seven things teachers wish you would tell them.
#backtoschool
#backtoschool
Voting for SXSW 2027 is officially open — help us bring this panel on youth mental health to Austin.
August 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Voting for SXSW 2027 is officially open — help us bring this panel on youth mental health to Austin.
This is one of several back-to-school resources we're sharing this month, with more tips coming on everything from first-day jitters to homework routines that actually work.
childmind.org/article/how-...
childmind.org/article/how-...
August 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This is one of several back-to-school resources we're sharing this month, with more tips coming on everything from first-day jitters to homework routines that actually work.
childmind.org/article/how-...
childmind.org/article/how-...
We're up for SXSW & SXSW EDU 2027!
Four of our sessions on kids' and teens' mental health are in the running — and your vote can help make sure they're heard.
Voting takes about a minute and closes on August 23. Your vote helps put youth mental health on the SXSW stage!
Four of our sessions on kids' and teens' mental health are in the running — and your vote can help make sure they're heard.
Voting takes about a minute and closes on August 23. Your vote helps put youth mental health on the SXSW stage!
August 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
We're up for SXSW & SXSW EDU 2027!
Four of our sessions on kids' and teens' mental health are in the running — and your vote can help make sure they're heard.
Voting takes about a minute and closes on August 23. Your vote helps put youth mental health on the SXSW stage!
Four of our sessions on kids' and teens' mental health are in the running — and your vote can help make sure they're heard.
Voting takes about a minute and closes on August 23. Your vote helps put youth mental health on the SXSW stage!
Supporting a child through emotional or learning challenges often means tolerating discomfort — watching them struggle in small, manageable ways so they can build real coping skills.
August 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Supporting a child through emotional or learning challenges often means tolerating discomfort — watching them struggle in small, manageable ways so they can build real coping skills.
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Great to sit down with Dave Anderson at @childmindinstitute.bsky.social for the conversation about teens & tech and what we can expect when we try to take it away.
Thank you for the centering young people and working support child mental health in the digital age!
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Thank you for the centering young people and working support child mental health in the digital age!
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What the Research Really Says About Kids, Phones, and Mental Health
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June 26, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Great to sit down with Dave Anderson at @childmindinstitute.bsky.social for the conversation about teens & tech and what we can expect when we try to take it away.
Thank you for the centering young people and working support child mental health in the digital age!
youtu.be/cuOp-6L-V6A?...
Thank you for the centering young people and working support child mental health in the digital age!
youtu.be/cuOp-6L-V6A?...
If your adult child is living at home, not working, and struggling to move forward — you're not failing as a parent, and they're not just being difficult.
"Failure to launch" often has anxiety, depression, or OCD as an underlying cause.
"Failure to launch" often has anxiety, depression, or OCD as an underlying cause.
July 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
If your adult child is living at home, not working, and struggling to move forward — you're not failing as a parent, and they're not just being difficult.
"Failure to launch" often has anxiety, depression, or OCD as an underlying cause.
"Failure to launch" often has anxiety, depression, or OCD as an underlying cause.
Listen to the new Episode of Thriving Kids Podcast!
The Challenges of Modern Parenting with Busy Philipps
Dr. Dave Anderson sits down with best-selling author, actor, and...
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July 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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❗2025 Annual Report now available❗
It’s a tough time to be a kid — and a parent. At the same time, science and technology offer powerful new opportunities to transform the ways we understand, diagnose, and treat youth mental health and learning disorders.
It’s a tough time to be a kid — and a parent. At the same time, science and technology offer powerful new opportunities to transform the ways we understand, diagnose, and treat youth mental health and learning disorders.
June 30, 2026 at 6:06 PM
❗2025 Annual Report now available❗
It’s a tough time to be a kid — and a parent. At the same time, science and technology offer powerful new opportunities to transform the ways we understand, diagnose, and treat youth mental health and learning disorders.
It’s a tough time to be a kid — and a parent. At the same time, science and technology offer powerful new opportunities to transform the ways we understand, diagnose, and treat youth mental health and learning disorders.
Listen to the new Episode of Thriving Kids Podcast!
Q&A: Setting Healthy Screen Limits and Supporting Kids’ Well-Being Offline
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June 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Your support is one of the most helpful things you can give an LGBTQ+ child. You don't have to have all the answers. What matters most is that they know you're in their corner.
We have free guides that are evidence-based to help you support your child at every stage:
#LGBTQYouth
We have free guides that are evidence-based to help you support your child at every stage:
#LGBTQYouth
June 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Your support is one of the most helpful things you can give an LGBTQ+ child. You don't have to have all the answers. What matters most is that they know you're in their corner.
We have free guides that are evidence-based to help you support your child at every stage:
#LGBTQYouth
We have free guides that are evidence-based to help you support your child at every stage:
#LGBTQYouth
Listen to the new Episode of Thriving Kids Podcast!
What the Research Really Says About Kids, Phones, and Mental Health
In this episode of Thriving Kids, Dr. Dave Anderson is joined by Dr....
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June 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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As we welcome the more relaxed days of summer, all that unstructured time creates new worry for parents. Will the kids expect to log a lot more hours playing Minecraft or going down a TikTok rabbit hole? And will the household turn into a war zone over screen time?
June 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
As we welcome the more relaxed days of summer, all that unstructured time creates new worry for parents. Will the kids expect to log a lot more hours playing Minecraft or going down a TikTok rabbit hole? And will the household turn into a war zone over screen time?
Most summer camps weren't built for kids who need more structure, support, and consistency. Our ADHD Summer Program was designed to fill the gap and provide a space for neurodivergent children ages 5–10 who struggle to feel successful in traditional camp settings.
June 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Most summer camps weren't built for kids who need more structure, support, and consistency. Our ADHD Summer Program was designed to fill the gap and provide a space for neurodivergent children ages 5–10 who struggle to feel successful in traditional camp settings.
Listen to the new Episode of Thriving Kids Podcast!
Q&A: Talking to Kids About Mental Health, Processing Current Events, and More
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June 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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You know your child better than anyone — and that's exactly why these programs put you at the center. We offer two evidence-based, parent-supported programs for families of autistic children:
June 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
You know your child better than anyone — and that's exactly why these programs put you at the center. We offer two evidence-based, parent-supported programs for families of autistic children: