Identifying social and psychological needs is a critical step in caring for at-risk youth. The interview protocol known as HEADSS—focusing on Home, Education & Employment, Activities, Drugs, Sexuality, and Suicide & Depression—is a highly effective method for listening to teenagers and building strategies to help them. This video introduces the HEADSS protocol to health and social service students and to professionals who are developing outreach skills. It suggests ways to integrate HEADSS methodology into youth-oriented social service settings, highlighting the need to recognize an interview subject’s strengths as well as vulnerabilities. (13 minutes)
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