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Mental Health

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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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Mental Health

Reducing Stigma Around Teens with Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed mental health conditions, and teens with BPD are particularly vulnerable to the effects of being stigmatized. This leads to delayed diagnosis, delayed care, and delayed recovery. And because early intervention and treatment are critical to the successful treatment of borderline personality disorder in teens, it’s essential that we reduce the stigma around this disorder so young people can

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Mental Health

Teen Mental Health is Declining. Here’s What Experts Say is to Blame

Teens today aren’t just behaving differently. Because of these four cultural and technological changes, they may be wired differently, too. Here’s what parents need to know. If you’re a parent, you’ve likely noticed this yourself (or heard as much from a teacher or another parent): Today’s teens aren’t like any other generation. As a clinical team that specializes in working with adolescents, we want to validate that this observation holds

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Mental Health

Hobbies For Teens: 5 Tips For Parents to Help Teens Get Started

“Get a hobby” isn’t really a convincing pitch for teens. So how can parents support teens in adopting healthy hobbies? These are our best therapist-approved tips. Of the many things we witnessed early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, the crucial role of hobbies for promoting mental health was made even clearer.  During that time, many of us learned to bake bread, took up embroidery, or dusted off the guitar we

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Mental Health

5 Mental Wellness Goals For Teens, According to Therapists

January is mental wellness month, and also a time when many of us consider resetting our goals for the year, sometimes in the form of New Year’s resolutions. While this can be an exciting process, others may be feeling pressured to overhaul their life — whether that’s chasing a fad diet, overexercising in pursuit of a “glow-up,” or cutting out things like coffee, sugar, or social media. The impulse to

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