Join the Arts Committee in planning the May 2 auction by attending our first organizational meeting of the year. Scrip sales continue to surpass last year's figures, which means more science books in more hands next fall. Fliers are available in the Spencer Butte office. Every parent hopes their child will be happy and healthy through the teenage years. Life has its ups and downs for all of us.
Adolescent depression is common.
The good news is that treatments are available. Free treatment is currently being provided as part of a research study being conducted by the Psychology Clinic at the University of Oregon and Oregon Research Institute. In this project, over 400 adolescents from 12 sites across the US will be randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions. Teenagers assigned to the placebo condition are given the option to try medication, talk therapy, or both should their depression not improve or worsen during the first 12 weeks. In such cases, the teen and family decide which of three treatments they prefer.