Parent Guides A-Z
Written by Evolve's Behavioral Health Content Team
Alyson Orcena, LMFT • Melissa Vallas, MD • Shikha Verma, MD • Ellen Bloch, LCSW • Lianne Tendler, LMFT • Megan Johnston, LMFT
Understanding and Addressing Major Depressive Disorder: A Parent’s Guide
It can be absolutely heartbreaking to see your teen struggling with depression, and it can be difficult to know how to help. Major depressive disorder...
Understanding and Addressing Fentanyl: A Parent’s Guide
Fentanyl is one of the most powerful drugs in the world, and it’s increasingly becoming a parent’s worst nightmare. At Evolve Treatment Centers, we recognize...
Understanding and Addressing Cutting: A Parent’s Guide
Cutting is a heartbreaking form of self-harm that has been steadily increasing among teens and adolescents. As a parent, it’s crucial to understand the signs,...
Understanding and Addressing Disordered Eating: A Parent’s Guide
As parents, witnessing our children navigate their teenage years can be both rewarding and daunting. One of the critical areas that require our attention is...
A Parent’s Guide to Teen Marijuana Use: Navigating Challenges and Seeking Support
As a leading teen treatment center, we’ve heard from countless parents about their concerns over marijuana legalization. With the drug’s increased accessibility, it’s never been...
A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) and Self-Harm in Teens
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and self-harm in teens is both challenging and heartbreaking for parents to watch. Often, it can be overwhelming to accept that your...
A Parent’s Guide to Understanding and Supporting Teens Dealing with Anxiety
Some teens seem ambivalent, unburdened by the world around them, while others seem to take the weight of the world on their shoulders. It can...
Understanding and Addressing Violence and Aggression in Teens: A Parent’s Guide
The teenage years can be tumultuous, filled with high emotions, growth, and change. Often, parents of teens have trouble distinguishing normal teenager behavior from red...
Returning to the Classroom: How to Prepare Teens for a Successful Transition
Our teens are struggling. Evidence shows rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, substance use, and self-harming behavior have increased, with teens and young adults reporting...
Suicide Ideation in Adolescence
One of the most heartbreaking losses for any parent is the death of a child. When the cause of death is suicide, the gut-wrenching pain...
Helping Your Adolescent with ADHD
It’s normal for teens to be impulsive, forgetful, and distracted at times. Their energy levels can fluctuate as well, depending on how much sleep they’re...
Gender Dysphoria in Teens
Most of us never gave much thought to our gender identity growing up. As we navigated our way through childhood and adolescence, we felt comfortable...