Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, and Self-Harm: Helping Girls Find Strengths and Coping Strategies
– Presented by Stephen Hinshaw, PhD

The mental health crisis among youth–especially teenage girls–is of major concern for families, schools, and society at large. In an integrative and down-to-earth talk, Dr. Hinshaw will present what’s known about the particular issues facing girls these days, particularly related to (a) the unrelenting (and impossible) pressures they increasingly face; (b) the post-COVID atmosphere; and (c) the devastating rates of self-harm and depression/anxiety confronting girls (and boys), particularly in the presence of ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Also included will be his current work on the stigma still faced by families and youth dealing with such conditions.

Dr. Stephen Hinshaw is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was Department Chair from 2004-2011. He is also Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. His work focuses on developmental psychopathology, clinical interventions with children and adolescents, and mental illness stigma. He has directed research programs and conducted clinical trials and longitudinal studies for boys and—more recently—for girls with inattention and impulse-control problems (who often express many comorbid disorders).