Drawing on over 35 years of suicide research, clinical practice, and the college classroom, Dr. Jobes – developer of the CAMS Framework® – offers a nuanced, evidence-informed perspective on today’s youth. Through the voices of young people themselves, the article challenges generational stereotypes and makes a compelling case for creating more space for young people to be heard, understood, and supported.
Read the full article: Kids Today: Thoughts From Research, Practice, and the Classroom
About the Author
David A. Jobes Ph.D. ABPP
David Jobes, PhD, ABPP, is the founder of CAMS-care, LLC. He began his career in 1987 in the Counseling Center of the Catholic University of America, where he developed a suicide risk assessment tool for college students that evolved into CAMS. Dr. Jobes is now a Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of Clinical Training at Catholic; he has trained thousands of mental health professionals in the United States and abroad in evidence-based assessment and treatment of suicide risk and the use of CAMS.