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I Don’t Want to Go to Therapy or a Teen Treatment Center

So: your parent or caregiver says you need treatment for a certain emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse problem. Perhaps they’re…
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Parents
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How Understanding Grief and Loss Can Help During COVID-19

You don’t know anyone who passed away due to COVID-19. So how come you feel like you’re grieving? Because you…
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Drugs & Alcohol

Help! I Got Drunk and Embarrassed Myself

It’s the morning after. Or a few days after. Or a week or two later. You got drunk – at…
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Parents
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Nick Loffree Talks Diet, Exercise, and Sleep

About Nick Loffree Nick Loffree leads weekly qiqong classes for teens in the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs (PHP/IOP)…
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Addiction
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How Does Buprenorphine (Suboxone) Help Treat Teen Opioid Addiction?

The most commonly prescribed medication for teens with an opioid use disorder is Buprenorphine. Buprenorphine was approved in 2002 by…
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Parents

Why Is My Teen so Mean to Me? Part 3: Mental Health Issues

Every teen behaves in ways that are frustrating at least on occasion, and perhaps even numerous times. While some measure…
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Family & Home Life
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Handling Sibling Fighting During Coronavirus Lockdown

“Stop it!” “That’s mine!” “Don’t touch me!” If your day is filled with this kind of bickering among your children,…
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Family & Home Life
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Five Tips for Keeping Your Teen Active in Quarantine

With much of the country under stay-at-home orders, the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect every aspect of our daily lives.…
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Family & Home Life
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Help! My Teen Wants to Vape and Smoke During COVID Lockdown

Coronavirus is stressful. We get that. It’s annoying that schools are closed. That, if you’re a senior, you won’t get…
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Referents
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Tips for School Counselors Switching to Telecounseling

With schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, high school counselors are in a strange position: They need to keep…
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Parents
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Family DBT at Evolve: How We Do It

[seriesbox]DBT Residential Treatment For Teens Teen DBT Programs Part One: What Is DBT? Teen DBT Programs Part Two: How DBT…
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Referents
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When Therapists Experience Burnout

What is burnout? Burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by exposure to long-term stressors in…
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