The US Prevention Task Force recently announced new guidelines for screening teens for Depression. The Task Force now recommends that Pediatricians should "routinely" screen all teens for Depression. Fifty percent of all people who develop mental illness have their symptoms start by age 15, 75% by age 24. Most people experience 10-12 years of treatment delay before ever getting help.  

Free screening tool resource are now available on this website. Please click on "Mental Health Information" and follow the screening tool links on the right side of the Mental Health Information Page. Parents should complete the adolescent screening tool with their teen.