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Is it Normal to Be Mad All the Time?

It’s normal to get angry at times. If someone maliciously insults you or your family, it makes sense that you’ll…
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Parents
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Gay Pride Month: Spotlight on Substance Use and LGBTQ Teens

For decades, research on rates of alcohol, substance use, and addiction in the adult LGBTQ community yielded conflicting data. Many…
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month Part II: PTSD and Substance Use Disorders

In our first post about PTSD Awareness Month – June is PTSD Awareness Month – we offered a basic definition…
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Parents
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June is Gay Pride Month

Every year in June, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, and Intersex community organizes and participates in a series of…
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Teens
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Worried About Making Friends at Camp? DBT Can Help

If you’re going to a new camp for the first time, where you don’t know that many faces, you may…
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Parents
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Heroin Addiction: How it Can All Start With a Prescription From the Doctor

Daniel just had his wisdom teeth removed. His cheeks were as swollen as a chipmunk, and he could barely open…
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Teens
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The #1 Reason Why American Teens Are So Unhappy

America has never been so unhappy. In the 2019 World Happiness Report, America finished in 19th place, one drop lower…
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Teens
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Why Do I Have to Take Medication for My Depression?

If you’ve been diagnosed with clinical depression, you might have been prescribed medication in addition to therapy. There are a…
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School & Friends
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What You Need to Know if You’re Trying to Make Friends

Picture the scene: you just started high school, and you barely know anyone. Or you moved, and you’re starting over…
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Parents

June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month

In 2010, Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota moved to create a national day of awareness for the mental health…
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Teens
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Am I Normal?

Have the following thoughts ever occurred to you? How come everyone around me seems to be functioning well—if not perfectly—and…
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Sobriety
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Summer Sobriety Tip: How to Survive the Backyard Barbecue

When you quit drinking, lots of unexpected little things come up. During treatment, you tend to focus on the big…
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