2022年12月17日

TribLIVE的每日和每周电子邮件时事通讯提供你想要的新闻和你需要的信息，直接到你的收件箱。松鼠山的一个前保龄球馆大约半年后将成为UpStreet的第一家实体店，UpStreet是一家为匹兹堡地区的青少年和年轻人(12-22岁)提供心理健康服务的实体。美国疾病控制与预防中心(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)的数据显示，在美国，20%的年轻人存在心理健康问题。根据美国国家心理健康研究所的数据，自杀是他们死亡的第二大原因。犹太家庭和社区服务组织(JFCS)表示，“我们的年轻人正处于危机之中”，于2020年10月推出了UpStreet (www.upstreetpgh.org)，作为年轻人获得免费心理健康服务的虚拟方式。UpStreet的临床协调员艾琳·巴尔(Erin Barr)说，心理健康专业人士对他们所看到的并不感到惊讶。“我们注意到对治疗服务的需求在增加。然后你把大流行带来的所有压力和隔离都放在了最重要的地方，它只是把一切都浮出了水面，”巴尔说。“问题在于在高中和大学取得成功的压力，以及在那之后你的生活要做什么。“社交媒体增加了很多压力，总是把自己和别人比较。 And then you have a kid who may or may not already be struggling with depression and anxiety, and all of those pressures balloon that into something much bigger.” Over the past two years, Jewish Family and Community Services says hundreds of young adults and their parents have received online support, helping teens reduce anxiety, deal with stress and prevent problems from becoming a crisis. However, Barr believes a clinical setting is important. Last week ground was broken for an UpStreet location in Squirrel Hill at the former Forward Lanes building at 5844 Forward Ave., just down the street from Taylor Allderdice High School. Artists renderings of the new space depict an ultra-modern and colorful area with large sofas and throw pillows, chairs and desks. Plans call for the space to open next summer. “You can’t replace being in the same room with somebody and feeling that physical connection,” Barr said. “And from a therapist’s perspective, it’s a lot about body language and reading facial cues and seeing how they are sitting when they come in. This gives us an opportunity to get to know them better. You can see things in person that you can’t see as well on a video call.” Barr said students don’t need to schedule an appointment, they don’t need insurance and they don’t need to pay for it. “So, hopefully we’ll be utilized a lot by the students who are struggling and who don’t feel ready to go home yet. We’re trying to make it feel like a place where a kid would want to come.” Barr said virtual services will still be available because they reach kids that won’t be able to get to Squirrel Hill. They have many therapy clients that live in Westmoreland, Butler, Beaver and Fayette counties. Paul Guggenheimer is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Paul at pguggenheimer@triblive.com . Categories:Allegheny | Local | Pittsburgh