Does Cutting Mean My Teen Wants to Commit Suicide? If you recently discovered your teen engages in self-harming behavior, we’re sure your first question is a short version of the title of this article: “Why?” We understand. Most people who learn about cutting – especially when one of their children cuts – are confused and at a loss about the reasons and motivation behind the behavior. It’s not easy to
Dear Mom and Dad, Depressed. It’s probably not the first word you thought you’d associate with your teenage boy. And yet, identifying your son’s symptoms may save his life. For weeks he’s been irritable and more aggressive than usual. Maybe he struggles with other challenges that weigh heavily on you both. Let’s Be Honest About Your Feelings It’s normal for you to feel overwhelmed, upset, hopeless, or even angry. You
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,
Take Passive and Active Suicidal Ideation Seriously When you have a teenager, one thing you have to learn to handle is the drama. If you can remember back to your teen years, you may remember that everything in your life seemed like a big deal. The new romantic interest. The breakup in your friend group. The classmate who got busted drinking and driving. The big test coming up on Friday.
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, mental health experts sounded an alarm. They warned that the pandemic would have a significant negative impact on the mental health of everyone in the country. Adolescent mental health experts warned that it wasn’t only the pandemic itself that would have negative consequences. They worried about the impact of mitigation measures on teenagers, specifically teens diagnosed with: Anxiety disorders Depressive
Adolescence: Novelty Seeking, Identity Formation, Social Networks Parents know teens experiment with drinking and drugs during adolescence. The most common drugs teens try during high school are alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco – in that order – although marijuana and tobacco are almost tied, percentage-wise, for the second most commonly used drug among teens during their high school years. Not all teens experiment with intoxicants, of course. But by the end
Helping Your Teen: How to Understand the Language of Teen Mental Health Treatment [seriesbox]Terminology Guide: Teen Rehab Centers Terminology Guide: Teen Inpatient Treatment Terminology Guide: Adolescent Mental Health Treatment Centers Inpatient Treatment for Adolescent Depression DBT Residential Treatment For Teens Behavioral Treatment Centers for Youth[/seriesbox]Over the past twenty years, trends in data on teen mental health show that prevalence rates increased for teens age 12-17 for all the most common
The Difference Between Teen Inpatient Treatment and Teen Outpatient Treatment Depression in teens comes in many forms. Some teens have mild depression. Their symptoms are uncomfortable, disruptive, and the emotions they experience are difficult to process without help. These teens most often participate in outpatient treatment, which means they go to a psychiatrist, counselor, or therapist’s office once a week – sometimes more, sometimes less – and work with them
What is a Teen Behavioral Health Treatment Center? [seriesbox]Teen Treatment for Mental Health: A Guide to Terminology Terminology Guide: Teen Rehab Centers Terminology Guide: Teen Inpatient Treatment Terminology Guide: Adolescent Mental Health Treatment Centers Inpatient Treatment for Adolescent Depression DBT Residential Treatment For Teens [/seriesbox]Behavioral health, as a general term, means how the things you do affect your physical, psychological, and emotional wellbeing. The term applies to medical conditions most
Inhalants Can Kill Within Minutes – With Just One Use If you’re the parent of a teenager, you know there’s a very real chance your child might experiment with alcohol or drug use during their teenage years. Right or wrong, experimenting with intoxicants has become akin to a rite of passage in the U.S. It’s alternatively glorified and vilified in the media, in pop music, on televisions shows, and in
