Leading Mental Health Expert to Address Youth Crisis at Biofeedback Conference
Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge will present brain-based strategies for addressing the youth mental health crisis at the NRBS 2025 conference, offering practical solutions for clinicians, educators, and parents dealing with rising rates of anxiety and depression.
Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, a prominent children's mental health expert, will address the growing youth mental health crisis at the Northeast Region Biofeedback Society (NRBS) 2025 Annual Conference in New York City this October. Her presentation, "The Hidden Epidemic: Emotional Dysregulation in Today's Youth," will challenge conventional approaches to mental health treatment by focusing on nervous system regulation as the foundation for healing.
The conference comes at a critical time when diagnosed anxiety among adolescents increased by 61% between 2016 and 2023, while depression diagnoses rose by 45% during the same period. Nearly one in five teens now lives with a diagnosed mental or behavioral condition, with emotional dysregulation affecting 30-50% of children in clinical settings. Dr. Roseann emphasizes that the core issue isn't just anxiety or attention problems but fundamental dysregulation of the nervous system that prevents children from focusing, learning, and healing effectively.
NRBS 2025 brings together an exceptional lineup of mental health leaders including trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk, nutrition researcher Thomas Campbell, digital stress authority Erik Peper, and neurofeedback pioneer Lynda Thompson. The conference theme, "Rethinking Paradigms: Innovative Approaches for Optimal Wellness," reflects the urgent need for new solutions in a field where traditional methods often fall short. More information about the event can be found at https://nrbs.org/2025-nrbs-annual-conference.
What makes this conference particularly significant is its practical focus across multiple audiences. For clinicians, it offers cutting-edge tools in biofeedback and neurofeedback to expand treatment options. Educators will learn classroom strategies to reduce stress and improve learning in environments where dysregulation increasingly disrupts education. Parents can attend a Youth Wellness Intensive offering hands-on approaches for raising resilient children in today's overstimulated, digital-stress world.
The timing of this conference aligns with growing recognition that mental health challenges require integrated, science-driven approaches. With topics spanning trauma recovery, nutrition, digital stress, and emotional regulation, the event represents a convergence of neuroscience, biofeedback, and integrative health approaches that could reshape how society addresses youth mental health. The NRBS conference serves as a critical platform for disseminating these innovative strategies to the professionals and caregivers who need them most.