Parent Key Opinion Leaders to Increase Demand of Effective Treatments for Youth Anxiety

The outreach presentation will last 75 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for caregiver questions. The presentations will occur in the evening via Zoom. The presentation will include information about identifying anxiety disorders, strategies for caregivers to help their youth with anxiety, evidence-based practices to treat youth anxiety, and strategies for finding a therapist who uses cognitive behavior therapy with exposures. The text on the presentations is written at a 5.3 grade reading level. Presentations will incorporate stigma reduction strategies, such as education to dispel myths, and behavioral decision-making tools to elicit hope, empowerment, and motivation.