Mental Health and Substance Use Guides for Parents of 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...
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...
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...
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...
What are Co-Occurring Disorders? When a person – child, adolescent, or adult – is diagnosed with a mental health disorder and an alcohol/substance use disorder...
What are Mood Disorders? Broadly speaking, a mood disorder is a mental health condition characterized by a significant, prolonged emotional disturbance that affects an individual’s...
Adolescence is a time of radical transformation. Teens develop physically, emotionally, intellectually, and socially. They form their own identities, distinct from their parents. They engage...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is gaining more and more exposure as parents and therapists are recognizing its remarkable value in helping teens with emotional dysregulation,...
Specialty Guides
How To Drug Test Your Teen at Home
Wondering how to drug test your teen at home? Our step-by-step guide walks parents through how to use an at-home drug test kit, offering a simple and cost-effective way to monitor substance use and support your teen in staying on the right path.
Find The Right Level of Treatment Support for Your Teen
How do you know whether your teen may need outpatient therapy, IOP, PHP, residential treatment, or inpatient stabilization? This guide explains some of the symptoms, behaviors, safety concerns, and changes in daily functioning parents may notice at each level of care.
Finding Treatment Guide
This guide walks parents through the different types of teen mental health and substance use treatment, what to look for in a high-quality program, and the questions to ask before choosing treatment.