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When to Seek Help for a Depressed Teenager

Does My Adolescent Need Treatment for Depression? The teenage years present problems for parents on virtually every level imaginable. With the arrival of puberty – when physical and sexual characteristics mature – children enter a period of psychological, emotional, and behavioral change. This period between childhood and adulthood is known as adolescence. Adolescence is, by definition, a transitional time. It’s when we transform from the kids we were, dependent on

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July 23, 2021

Real-Life Support Helps More Than Social Media, Study Says

Adolescents are social creatures who need social outlets to stay healthy. Many teens rely on social media to connect with others. It’s free, widely used, and easily accessible. And while social media is a reliable source of support for teens, a new study shows it’s less effective than real-life support. Social support provides a sense of belonging, confidence, and security. It reminds teens that there are people who care and

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July 22, 2021

Digital Dating Abuse Among Teens

With each passing year, more and more adolescent development occurs digitally, through online and virtual spaces. This is, of course, a function of the digital age. Before adults rush to condemn the fact that for adolescents, many developmental milestones, breakthroughs, and foundational experiences occur online, we should pause, and look to our own lives to understand that many of our significant life events, breakthroughs, and milestones occur in virtual spaces,

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July 21, 2021

Evolve Treatment Centers for Teens Opens in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Evolve Treatment Centers is pleased to announce its expansion of mental health programs for teens with the opening of a new residential treatment center in Sacramento. Opening in July 2021, Evolve Arden Oaks Residential Treatment Center treats adolescents ages 12-17 who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, self-harming behavior, suicidal ideation, or other mental health, substance use, or behavioral issues.   “As we approach a post-pandemic world, the teen suicide epidemic

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July 20, 2021

Social Media and Anxiety in Youth: How Social Media Can Lead to Anxiety in Teens

Can Anxiety Be a Sign of Bipolar Disorder? Adults with teenage children have a tendency to blame social media for every behavior they don’t like to see in their teens. They cite excess social media use for changes in the way their kids dress and talk. They say it leads to changes in their interests and personality. Whether parents are right or wrong, headlines and opinions from experts on adolescent

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July 20, 2021

Rehab for Teenage Depression: How It Works and Why It Helps

When your teenager receives a diagnosis for depression, their psychiatrist or therapist typically recommends a course of treatment. Some teens with depression may respond to once-a-week with their therapist. For those teens, the process is simple: you schedule appointments, take your teen to therapy, and monitor progress by keeping an eye on your teen and talking to their therapist. If their therapist recommends a more immersive level of care, then

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July 19, 2021
Parents

A Day in the Life: Residential Treatment at Evolve

If you’re the parent of a teenager with a serious mental health, substance use, or behavioral disorder, you know they need professional treatment. If their situation is serious enough, they may have received a referral for immersive treatment at a residential treatment center (RTC). A teen residential treatment center is an appropriate therapeutic option for adolescents with a high level of acuity, severe symptoms, and/or teens who engage in extreme,

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August 7, 2024

What Parents Need to Know About Wax, Dabbing, and Vaping Marijuana

This is Not the Marijuana Hippies Smoked at Woodstock After alcohol and tobacco, marijuana is the most commonly used and abused drug among teenagers in the United States. Teen marijuana use became widespread in the 70s, dipped in the 80s, and steadily increased through the 90s, the 2000s, and 2010s. When marijuana vaping products became available several years ago, they became popular among high school students. Rates of use for

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July 16, 2021

National Culinary Arts Month: Chefs at Evolve

At Evolve, each of our residential treatment centers has an in-house chef on staff. Our chefs are an integral part of the treatment team, preparing three nutritious and delicious meals a day for our teen clients, leading Cooking Labs, and modeling the importance of healthy, balanced eating. In honor of National Culinary Arts Month this July, we want to give the spotlight to some of our beloved, enthusiastic, and talented

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July 15, 2021

Bay Area Residential Treatment Centers for Teens: Homes Away from Home

Residential Treatment Centers for Teens in Northern California Might Surprise You When people think of residential treatment for mental health issues or drug and alcohol problems, two contrasting images typically spring to mind. Media, television, and film reinforce these images to the point that they’ve become well-established cultural tropes. Most of us don’t think twice about them, because we don’t need to. But the reality is that where residential treatment

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July 14, 2021