During the transition from childhood to adulthood, teens experience many emotional, hormonal, intellectual, physical, and social changes. Combined with other stressors, they easily feel overwhelmed…
Most parents today worry their child spends too much time on social media. While families may joke about screen addictions, social media addictions are real.…
As a parent, it’s heartbreaking to see your teen son struggle with anger issues. Angry outbursts can cost them in many personal, financial, and legal…
Fentanyl is far more deadly than other opioids that came before it. And while many parents swear their child would never do drugs, teens do…
There are many tools for helping teens in crisis, and some have four legs. The National Library of Medicine reports that clinical trials on animal-assisted…
The National Institute on Drug Abuse states that about 0.5% of eighth graders, 0.3% of 10th graders, and 1.5% of 12th graders in the United…
Social media aims to be a good thing. It hopes to connect people to others they may not know otherwise and creates new opportunities to…
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a potentially life-threatening mental health condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide. It is characterized by extreme shifts…
Making the decision to enroll your child in a program that provides adolescent mental health treatment is a big one. It allows your teen to talk…
When trauma occurs in childhood, it can lead to many long-term effects. Trauma can change how the brain functions and affect a child’s quality of…
