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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

What Is Resilience and How Can It Help with Teen Anxiety and OCD?

Teens With Anxiety Can Learn Practical Resiliency Skills [seriesbox]Little Ways to Help an Anxious Teen The Association between Anxiety and Suicidal Behavior in Teens Association Between Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents Long-Term Consequences of Untreated Anxiety in Teens[/seriesbox]When we hear or read the word resilience, most of us know exactly what it means. Resilience, or resiliency, is an ability an individual has that allows them to deal with hardship

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January 17, 2022
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Little Ways to Help Your Anxious Teen

Practical Tips to Help Your Teen Manage Anxiety Symptoms [seriesbox]The Association between Anxiety and Suicidal Behavior in Teens Association Between Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents What Is Resilience and How Can It Help with Teen Anxiety and OCD? Long-Term Consequences of Untreated Anxiety in Teens[/seriesbox] As the parent of a teenager, you know adolescence is filled with ups and downs. You know because you experienced them yourself. Watching your

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January 12, 2022
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Teen Mental Health Issues: Don’t Wait for a Crisis

Delaying Treatment Makes Everything Worse If you’re the parent of a teenager, you know the past two years have been stressful. Strictly speaking, by the calendar, it’s been 19 months since schools around the country switched to virtual learning at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Most kids are back in school now, and things are slowly getting back to normal. But if we’re honest, they’ve been through 19 months

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December 30, 2021
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Surgeon General’s Advisory: Youth Mental Health in 2021

On Tuesday, December 7th, 2021, the Surgeon General issued an advisory regarding the mental health of children and teens in the U.S. Here’s the short version: Our youth are in trouble – but there are things we can do to help. The rest of this article is the long version. Why a Surgeon General’s Advisory Is Important A Surgeon General’s Advisory (SGA) carries more weight than a report from the

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December 24, 2021
Family & Home Life

Underage DUI in Arizona: Laws and Consequences

What Happens if My Teen Gets a DUI in Arizona? As the parent of a teen, you have a lot on your plate. If your teenager gets their driver’s license when they turn 16, you have one more thing to think about, in addition to all the costs related to owning another car. It’s something more important: drunk driving. Your teen may get in car with someone who’s been drinking,

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December 14, 2021
Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Why Do Parents Wait to Get Help for a Teen Struggling with Mental Health?

Stigma and Awareness: Rewriting the Narrative About Mental Health When a teenager has mental health issues, they don’t always get the help they need. That help can come in many forms. For some teens, it may mean once a week outpatient treatment. For others, it may mean something more immersive, like an intensive outpatient program, called an IOP, or a partial hospitalization program, called a PHP. Teens with a severe

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December 13, 2021
Family & Home Life

The Consequences of Underage DUI in the State of Texas

What Happens if My Teen Gets a DUIA or DWI in Texas? As the parent of a teen, you have a lot to think about. When your teen turns 16 and starts driving, you have one more thing to add to the list – and this new item is not related to the costs associated with your new teen driver. It’s something bigger: drunk driving. Teens may get in a

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December 6, 2021
Family & Home Life

What Parents Need to Know About the E-Cigarette Named Puff Bar

Vaping Synthetic Nicotine in Disposable Devices When we last wrote an article about e-cigarettes and vaping nicotine, the news was more positive than negative. We published that article – Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, and Substance Use in Adolescents – shortly after the public outcry around the most popular e-cigarette at the time, called Juul. The widespread animosity toward Juul arose from the perception that the company designed their flavors and advertising campaigns

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November 30, 2021
Family & Home Life

The Consequences of Underage DUI in the State of Washington

What Happens if My Teen Gets a DUI in Washington? When your teenager turns sixteen, it’s a big deal. For them, it’s an important milestone. It means they’re one step closer to graduation, one year closer to adulthood, and it’s the year when – if they’ve planned well and earned the privilege – they get to start driving. Some will drive the family car, and some enterprising teens will drive

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November 26, 2021
Family & Home Life

Mental Health Treatment for LGBTQI+ Teens

Do LGBTQI+ Teens Get the Mental Health Support They Need? When we talk about treatment and support for people with mental health, behavior, or addiction disorders, one subject we often address is the treatment gap. It’s an easy concept to explain and understand. The treatment gap is the difference between the number of people who need treatment for a mental health, behavior, or addiction disorder and the number of people

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November 15, 2021