Dealing with Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents

Just about every child or teenager will feel stressed anxious sad or depressed at some point. But how do you tell when it is just the normal difficulties of growing up and when it is something more? This talk will discuss depression and anxiety in children and adolescents and how to identify these syndromes. It will examine some of the underpinnings of depression and anxiety and what parents can do to help. Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive a link to join the class in a separate email. For a class happening this week you will usually receive this link within one business day. If you are registering for a class that occurs next week or beyond you will receive this link at the beginning of the week when the class is scheduled. If you prefer to participate by phone register for the online class and then email askhcls@hclibrary.org to request the dial-in information at least 1 business day in advance.