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<\/p>\n Related story <\/p>\n Megan Thee Stallion Says Being 'Tough As Nails' Takes a Toll on Her Mental Health<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n \nDr. Dina Romo, an adolescent medicine specialist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, who was not involved in the study, agrees. “[Talking about mental health] really is something that should be normalized across settings,” she tells SheKnows. “Everyone has the right intention in mind,” adds Dr. Romo, who also leads the School Based Health Program at NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital. Still, she says, people may struggle when it comes to destigmatizing mental health conversations, and they may not know how to talk about it in practice.<\/p>\n \nThe team at the Center for Parent and Teen Communication is uniquely positioned to offer guidance. The new survey was published alongside a set of strategies to improve communication at home. These include creating an environment that is conducive to communication, supporting teens in finding healthy ways to express their emotions, recognizing signs of depression, learning to manage stress and anxiety, and supporting teens to seek professional help.<\/p>\n \n“We wanted to leave parents and teens with a few strategies they may be able to implement in their daily lives to make these conversations a little bit easier to have,” says Dr. Pool.<\/p>\n \nRomo, who often acts as a broker between parents and their teens in her practice, realizes it requires a significant level of awareness to create space and start conversations early. “But it’s also never too late to implement some of these strategies,” says Dr. Romo. “You’d be surprised at how much headway we can start making,” she added.<\/p>\n
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