Strengthening Adolescent Mental Health Through Awareness and Action

Advancing awareness, prevention, and evidence-based policy to better support adolescent mental well-being.

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Hello, I’m Coral Bhattacharjee, a student deeply interested in public health and adolescent mental well-being. Through this initiative, I explore the growing mental health challenges facing today’s teens and examine how public systems can better respond.

 

While schools and communities have made efforts to address youth mental health, important gaps remain in access, policy implementation, and early intervention. My goal is to better understand these challenges and contribute to thoughtful, evidence-based solutions that create safer, more supportive environments for adolescents.

 

 

My Focus:

 

  • Raising awareness about adolescent mental health
  • Promoting early intervention and prevention
  • Examining policy gaps and systemic barriers

Educational Webinars

Understanding Teen Mental Health Trends

February 13, 2025

This webinar explored emerging trends in adolescent mental health, systemic gaps in support, and prevention-focused public health strategies.

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Key Readings in Adolescent Mental Health:

The following books have shaped my understanding of mental health, trauma, and systemic care:

  1. A Molecule Away from Madness
  2. Attending
  3. If Our Bodies Could Talk

 

Community Engagement

These meetings provide a space for dialogue, awareness-building, and community discussion around adolescent mental health challenges and prevention strategies.
 
 Youth Mental Health Community Forum

November 28, 2025

This meeting focused on increasing awareness about adolescent mental health challenges, discussing prevention strategies, and identifying gaps in current public and school-based approaches.

 

Key Topics Discussed:

  • Trends in teen mental health
  • Gaps in school-based interventions
  • Importance of early prevention and family support
 

[Watch Recording]

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Research & Data Sources

 
The following research articles and public health reports inform my understanding of adolescent substance use, prevention strategies, and systemic intervention approaches:

 

  1. Monitoring the Future: Data on Studies Based on Drug Addiction
    A longitudinal study tracking substance use trends among adolescents in the United States.

  2. Statistics of Drug Use in High School (American Addiction Centers)
    Overview of national patterns and risk factors associated with youth substance use.

  3. More Teens Than Ever Are Overdosing: New Psychological Approaches to Combat Youth Substance Abuse (American Psychological Association)
    Examines prevention strategies and evolving treatment approaches.

  4. Drug Use Among Youths: Facts and Statistics (National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics)
    National data on prevalence and demographic trends.

  5. Substance Use Among Adolescents Held Steady in 2022 (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
    Recent data highlighting shifts in adolescent behavior.

  6. Prevalence of Drug Addiction Among High School Students and Its Association with Violence (National Library of Medicine)
    Research linking substance use to broader social and behavioral outcomes.

  7. Alcohol and Other Substance Use Before and During COVID-19 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
    Analysis of behavioral changes during the pandemic.