National Survey Shows Increased Rates of Suicidal Ideation, Anxiety, and Depression In late 2020, The Trevor Project published a report warning of the potential negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGBTQI+ youth. At that point, virtually every mental health advocacy non-profit and mental health related government organization had already published similar warnings. These reputable entities made it clear to the general public that almost all demographics would face mental

How Parenting by Lying May Lead to Adolescent Depression When we talk about parents, teens, and lies, we most often frame the discussion this way: Teens lie to parents. We establish that this is common. Then, we advise parents: They need to accept this fact They need to learn not to take it personally Next, we explain why teens lie. They may lie to: Avoid getting in trouble. Cover up

Is Your Teen Loving It? Hating It? Or Giving You the Teen Meh? A year and a half ago, everything in the U.S. changed. Adults know all about what happened to them. For some, gig work dried up. Others lost jobs completely due to the mitigation measures adopted by state and local governments. Still others went on furlough, while millions of others began working from home. Videoconferencing, shared online documents,