Mindcast: Healthy Mind, Healthy Child. A podcast from the experts at Bradley Hospital, leaders in Mental Healthcare for Children

Dr. Kristin Knapp-Ines, a staff psychologist specializing in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, discusses signs and symptoms to watch for in your child. Dr. Knapp-Ines also discusses treatment options and living with Autism.

Dr. Mike Walther, an expert on pediatric anxiety, breaks down the top 10 signs and symptoms of anxiety in kids.

Dr. Mitch Otu shares helpful and practical tips to approach bullying.

Psychosis refers to a loss of contact with reality, when perceptions are altered to the point that it is difficult to know what is real or a figment of the imagination. In this podcast, learn signs, symptoms and possible treatments for children and teens affected by psychosis.

Being friends with your teenager is not possible but being friendly is. Gary Regan, LICSW is talking with us today about how to navigate the teenage years. He talks about the importance of setting limits, communication and boundaries to help you and your teen have the best relationship possible,

Matt Willis, MD, discusses the concept of physical symptoms that stem from emotional distress in kids.

Developmental disabilities are a wide range of conditions that affect an individual due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas.

Dr. Joshua Kemp, a psychologist with Bradley Hospital, discusses why adolescents may have trouble getting back to school and what coping mechanisms they can learn to help ease the process.

Dr. Jennifer Herren, a staff psychologist at the Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC) and a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University, joins us to discuss what drives kids to avoid returning to school and how to ease the anxieties that come with going back to school.

Dr. Justin Parent, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Bradley Hospital, joins us to discuss the long-term effects extended screentime can have on adolescents.

Dr. Jen Freeman discusses trends she is seeing in anxious kids. She also discussed her research interests are in the area of child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Freeman's particular interests include OCD, cognitive behavioral family interventions, and developmental psychopathology.

Dr. Margaret Paccione, the Director of Clinical Innovation at Bradley Hospital, joins us to discuss the struggles that children with incarcerated parents face and how they can be supported throughout the experience.

Dr. Horowitz talks about tips to help parents navigate their children's mental health struggles.

Brian Kavanaugh, PsyD, is a clinical neuropsychologist who spends much of his time researching treatments for children affected by ADHD. He is here to talk with us today about ADHD - what is it exactly? What are the signs? Who does ADHD affect? And most importantly, how do you help a child with ADHD?

Why building resilience in children is important. As we emerge from a pandemic world, lock downs and infection prevention rules that were put into place to keep people safe, we are finding that kids are disproportionately affected by the isolation and inconsistency in our lives. Kim LaFountain is here to talk about why building resilience in kids is important to help them in all aspects and areas...

Children are not born grateful – that is a fact! Gratitude must be taught. But, the question still remains, how and when do kids learn to be truly grateful for what they have? And, how do we as parents and caregivers instill gratitude in our children? We are here to learn more with Jamie Turcotte, a licensed mental health counselor in the SafeQuest Program at Bradley Hospital.

Grief affects us all. It is one of the most powerful emotions people experience. Whether the loss is a family member, friend, classmate or beloved pet, grieving is hard. Children have an especially difficult time dealing with their grief. Fears of separation and the finality of death is a lot to process. While we cannot protect a child from death and the pain it causes, we can play an important ro...

On each episode we’ll interview a different Bradley Hospital clinician on topics ranging from teen depression, to processing grief and loss, to anxiety in kids and all things mental health in between. So listen to Mindcast: Healthy Mind, Healthy Child wherever you get your podcasts and please check out the full podcast library here