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Clinicians: Here’s How to Get Teens to Attend Telehealth Sessions

During the coronavirus pandemic, many things that used to happen in-person have shifted to online platforms such as Zoom. For…
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Referents
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A Conversation With Jessica Byrd-Olmstead, PhD: Part Two

In “A Conversation With Dr. Jessica Byrd-Olmstead, PhD: Part One” we talked about Dr. Byrd-Olmstead’s journey to private practice, and…
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Parents
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National Stress Awareness Day

Okay, seriously. We need to start this post by saying what we’re all thinking: “Stress Awareness Day? Are you kidding…
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Referents
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A Conversation With Dr. Jessica Byrd-Olmstead: Part One

Dr. Jessica Byrd-Olmstead is a licensed psychologist in the Bay Area treating adolescents, adults, and their families. Currently, she’s president…
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Parents
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Mental Health and Addiction Statistics: Teens in Beverly Hills

What are the rates of suicidal ideation for teens in Beverly Hills? What percentage of high school teens in Beverly…
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Parents
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Teen Technology Use During COVID-19

Just when you thought your teen couldn’t spend more time online, COVID-19 struck. Researchers were already documenting unprecedented levels of…
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Addiction
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Is My Teen Addicted to Shopping?

It seems like your teen is always shopping. At the mall or the outlets, alone or with friends, whether there’s…
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Teen Dating
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How to Get Over a Teen Breakup

Breakups can be traumatic. If you’ve recently experienced a breakup, you might find it’s hard to stop crying. You might…
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Education
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Rates of Mental Health Symptoms and Substance Use in Santa Barbara High Schools

Teens in the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) took a survey last year to gauge their rates of substance…
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Parents
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Digital Self-Harm: What It Is and Why Teens Do It

Hannah Smith, fourteen years old, received waves of horrible, abusive messages on ASKfm, a social media site popular with teens.…
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Teens
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What to Do When People Don’t Believe Your Depression is Real

You know you have depression. You might have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD). But what happens when other…
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Parents
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LGBTQ History Month: Looking Back, Moving Forward

by Toby LaPlant October is LGBTQ History Month in the United States. While one month isn’t nearly enough time to…
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