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Teen feeling sad and anxious during holidays
Parenting

Why the Holidays Are Actually the BEST Time to Send Your Teen to Residential Treatment

If your teen struggles with a mental health or substance use disorder, you’ve probably considered residential treatment but hesitate because it never feels like the right time. We know these feelings become stronger when considering residential treatment for teens during the holidays. Rachele Moskowitz, LMFT and Program Director at Evolve, says: “Parents who are in the position of needing to seek out treatment options during the holidays face a lot

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November 19, 2025
Family & Home Life

How to Support Your Transgender or Non-Binary Teen During the Holidays

The holiday season is a time for joy, connection, and meaningful family traditions, but supporting trans teens during holidays can bring unique challenges for parents of trans and non-binary teens. Family gatherings may include relatives with differing views on gender identity, creating tension or uncomfortable conversations. As a parent, your most important role is to protect your child’s emotional health and well-being. Remember, your teen’s mental health matters more than

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November 14, 2025
A parent hugs their depressed teen who is struggling with big emotions on the couch
DBT

Helping Your Teen Navigate Big Emotions: A Parent’s Guide to Emotion Dysregulation

As a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 15 years of experience specializing in adolescent mental health and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), I understand how overwhelming it can be to parent a teen with intense emotions. In my webinar, I shared practical strategies to help you navigate the challenges of teen emotion dysregulation, from emotional outbursts to suicidal behaviors. This blog post distills those insights into actionable steps to

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September 29, 2025
depressed boy with smartphone sitting alone in school corridor near teenagers on blurred background
DBT

Understanding Your Teen’s Academic or Educational Problems

“Why is my teen having academic problems?” We get this question from concerned parents all the time. Once they notice the warning signs, many parents feel overwhelmed and uncertain about the next steps. This guide seeks to demystify the causes behind academic difficulties and provides a detailed roadmap for navigating and overcoming them. Statistics on Teens with Academic Issues According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “Eighty-seven percent of

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September 29, 2025
Smiling teen boy in high school classroom is happy after using DBT skills
DBT

4 DBT Skills for Teens to Help Manage Stress at School

The school year can stir up a whirlwind of emotions like test stress, friendship drama, or frustration in class. If you’re a teen feeling overwhelmed, or a parent wanting to support your child, you’re not alone. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers simple, evidence-based tools to manage intense feelings and stay grounded. Here are four DBT skills for teens that are perfect for teen to use at school because they’re discreet.

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August 26, 2025
Parents

Virtual Outpatient: The Future of Accessible Addiction Treatment

We can now do almost anything online, from working to grocery shopping to making friends and dating. You can even “visit” your physician via the internet. But you may not know that mental health and addiction treatment services can be accessed online as well. These resources have been available for some time but really came into their own during and after the COVID lockdown. Healthcare providers, clinics, and treatment programs

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July 10, 2025
Parents

Finding Freedom in Recovery

If your teen is struggling with mental health or addiction issues, you may feel trapped. The situation may seem too big or too complex to ever escape. It can be hard to believe that things can and will get better. But know that even as things seem darkest, you and your family can find freedom in recovery. We know more about addiction and mental health than ever before, and specialized

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July 7, 2025
depressed teen sitting alone in dark room
Depression

How to Help a Teen With Depression: The Many Faces of Depression

The client sat nervously in the program director’s office on the day of her admission to residential treatment.  Like many teens Evolve helps, she arrived already having a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). While the client met with the facility nurse, her parents shared concerns they had hesitated to voice in front of her. They expressed fear that their daughter was lying constantly, struggling with friendships, and using drugs

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July 2, 2025
Education

Maintaining Academic Progress While in Treatment: Solutions Offered by Teen Mental Health Facilities

A primary focus for nearly every parent of a teen is education. How are they doing in school? What is their GPA? Will they be able to get into the college of their choice? What will they study once in college? Higher education is still the goal of many parents and their teens. While trends show a slight decrease in students immediately heading off to a four-year school after graduation,

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June 23, 2025
Education

5 Things to Say (And What Not to Say) When Your Child Comes Out

When a child comes out as LGBTQ+, many parents don’t realize that this isn’t just a revelation — it’s an opportunity for closeness and connection. When your child was a baby, their needs were pretty simple: food, sleep, and clean diapers. As the years pass, knowing what your child needs or wants from you becomes harder to decipher. Growing up can be difficult, but parents have the power to make

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June 5, 2025