A recent study links increased youth suicide rates with mental health workforce shortages — at a time when two-thirds of U.S. counties faced such shortages. Researchers found the adjusted suicide rate rose 4% with each one-point increase in the workforce shortage score, according to the study published recently by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
If you are looking for an expert to discuss mental health trends in K-12 education, please consider Dr. Mary DeRaedt, Associate Professor of Counseling and Human Development.
Dr. Mary DeRaedt is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) with a Doctorate in Counseling and Supervision. She provides psychotherapy for people of all ages at the Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education.
Dr. DeRaedt is also dedicated to training and supervising the next generation of professional counselors to be trauma-informed and developmentally focused. Her current research is focused on the effective use of play and expressive arts in doctoral supervision training. She teaches courses in play therapy, trauma and crisis intervention, child and adolescent development, family therapy, internship in clinical supervision and human sexuality. She is a supervisor to clinicians across Virginia and Washington D.C. Dr. DeRaedt has published articles addressing adult issues.
If you are looking for further context on this matter or would like to speak with Professor DeRaedt, please contact GW Media Relations at [email protected] or 202-994-6460.