Teen Mental Health
Summer Mental Health Care For Your Teen
With summertime comes time at the beach, fun in the sun, and hanging out with friends. But for teenagers struggling with mental health issues, especially those who avoid social settings, it can mean a summer spent in front of an electronic device, sleeping far more than what is healthy, and other poor behaviors. For many…
Read MoreA Worrying Rise in Teen Depression
Today’s teenagers are subject to many pressures that we as parents, will never understand. The teen years are difficult regardless of when you grew up, but teens now experience far more pressure to succeed academically and feel pressured by parents to do more, and be more. Aside from that, the increasing presence of technology in…
Read More5 Good Mental Health Apps For Your Teen
Mental health problems such as anxiety and depression are on the rise amongst teenagers, and finding ways to help young people to overcome the challenges that those conditions raise and improve their emotional well-being is an ongoing concern amongst clinicians and parents alike. While there is no real substitute for professional counseling or therapy for mental…
Read MoreRoad To Healing: What Does Mental Health Recovery Look Like?
Mental health recovery isn’t just about getting better, it’s about achieving a satisfying and full life. Lots of people who are in recovery agree that the journey isn’t a steady or straight road, but instead, one with setbacks and discoveries. Although it may seem difficult at first, after time has passed, it’s possible to see…
Read MoreHow Does Mental Illness Affect Teenagers?
The teenage years should be the best time in a child’s life. Sleeping late and hanging out with friends is what this time is all about. However, mental illness is becoming more prevalent amongst the younger age group, and it’s affecting their quality of life. The increased pressure to fit in and get good grades,…
Read MoreTeen Treatment Center – The Benefits For Your Family
Teen Treatment Centers Benefit The Entire Family Unit Children certainly don’t come with a manual. By the time a child reaches their teenage years, they have probably already experienced a number of things that children of the past hadn’t. The generation of today faces challenges that most parents didn’t have when they were in school.…
Read MoreSupporting Your Teen’s Mental Health as a Parent
Ways to Nurture Your Teen’s Mental Health Mental health is something that can be very difficult to deal with when your teen is growing up. Many parents may feel like the mental issues that their teens are going through are simply just teenage outbursts. It can be difficult to delineate between outbursts and mental health…
Read MoreIs Your Teen Struggling with Mental Health Disorder? 7 Danger Signs to Look For
Quite often, mental health disorder in teens may be dismissed as the typical stages, phases, and attitudes that such individuals experience as they progress through adolescence. According to 2017 data supplied by Mental Health America, more than 11 percent of American youths ages 12 to 17 experienced at least one major depressive episode. Like other…
Read MoreThe Real Face of Bullies and How to Deal With Them
Facing Bullies: Deal with the Problem by Confronting Tolerating bullies on a regular basis can take a serious toll on someone’s mental health. Teens are often especially sensitive to being mistreated. Name-calling, manipulation or even physical abuse are just some of the ways your child may be suffering. Bullies are cruel, dominating and persistent. They…
Read MoreTeen Stress: The Triggers and How to Keep It in Check
The teen years are fraught with emotional highs and lows that can be overwhelming for both teens and their parents. According to the American Psychology Association (APA), 40% of individuals surveyed in a recent study reported feeling angry or irritable due to teen stress, while over 30% felt anxious, sad, or depressed. It can be…
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