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Local resiliency program hopes to help teen mental health

When it comes to New Year's goal setting, mental health experts say 2021 is the year to try a calmer, gentler approach to health.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says teens are in the throes of a mental health crisis. The Conversation talked with Dr. Bart Pillen, the behavioral health chief at Hawaiʻi Pacific Health, about what we as a community can do to help. He’s developed a Teen Resilience Program to help coordinate clinicians and a support network.

This interview aired on The Conversation on Feb. 24, 2023. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.

Stephanie Han was a producer for The Conversation.
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