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• Addiction

  • What If My Parents Are Addicts?
  • Conquering Addiction: Pro Surfer Tom Carroll

• Anxiety & Mood Disorders

  • My Teen is Counting – Does She Have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
  • Top Ten Signs Your Teen is Stressed
  • Is My Teen Just Shy, or Does She Have Social Anxiety Disorder?
  • Childhood Mental Health and Adult Employment
  • Dialing in the Diagnosis: What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder?
  • My Teen Is Anxious All the Time: Should I Worry?
  • Hope for Bipolar Teens Part II: Silver Linings – Bipolar Disorder and Creativity
  • Hope for Bipolar Teens – Unique Challenges, Bright Futures | Part One: Dialing in the Diagnosis
  • Helping Your Teen with Social Anxiety Face the World
  • Is My Teen Depressed or Just Moody?

• Drugs & Alcohol

  • Know the Signs and Symptoms of Drug Overdose
  • Marijuana Decriminalization: Effect on Use in Teenagers
  • Teens: Before You Dab, Get the Facts on Wax
  • Teens Want to Know: Do I Have an Alcohol Problem? Take the Quiz
  • Facts About Secondhand Marijuana Smoke
  • Why Can’t I Quit? There May Be More Than One Problem

• Education

  • Trends In Education: Place-Based Education
  • The Trauma-Informed Classroom
  • The Charter School Movement
  • What’s in a Grade?
  • Trends in Education: Social and Emotional Learning
  • The Effect of Musical Training on Learning Mathematics
  • 2016: Best Year in U.S History for High School Completion
  • Why Homework Matters: It’s Not About The Grades
  • Grading for Learning
  • Online Charter Schools: Great Option or Epic Fail?
  • The National Report Card 2017: How Are We Doing?
  • Save the Rod, Spare the Child
  • Twice Exceptional Children
  • Blended Learning and the 21st Century Classroom
  • The Missing Piece: Emotional Literacy in Education
  • The Myth of Multitasking: Media, Teens, and Homework
  • Positive Effects of Drama Programs in Education
  • Help! My Teenager is on the Verge of Getting Expelled from School! What Can I Do?
  • The Recovery High School Movement
  • Expeditionary Learning: A Journey to Knowledge

• Family & Home Life

  • The Importance of Setting Boundaries for Kids
  • The Communication Conundrum
  • Play, Work, Participate
  • Parents: How to Help Your Teen Set Healthy Dating Boundaries
  • The Value of Family Dinner
  • Self-Care While Your Teen is in Treatment
  • Empathy or Achievement – What We’re Teaching Our Kids

• Getting Help

  • I’m Going to Drug Rehab: What Should I Expect? Part III: A Typical Day
  • I’m Going to Drug Rehab: What Should I Expect? Part II: Day One
  • I’m Going to Rehab: What Should I Expect? Part I: Changing the Way You Think

• Health & Exercise

  • Lead Exposure and Children’s Mental Health
  • Teens, Sleep Habits, and Mental Health: What’s the Relationship?
  • Vaping, E-Cigarettes, and Health: What Parents and Teens Should Know
  • Understanding Adolescent Development
  • Martial Arts for Kids and Teens Boost Confidence
  • Exercise and Recovery: The Foundation of Total Health
  • Life-Long Sports in Schools and Homes
  • I Think My Athlete Son is Using Steroids: Is it Really That Bad?
  • Body Image and the Adolescent Male
  • What Parents Should Know About Teenagers Brains
  • Healthy Foods for Kids With ADHD
  • Complementary Health Approaches for Children

• Internet & Social Media

  • The Common Sense Census Part 3: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Tween and Teen Media Use
  • The Common Sense Census Part 2: Socioeconomic Differences in Tween and Teen Media Use
  • When Teenagers Catch Their Bad Behavior On Video
  • Common Sense Media: The Digital Census 2017
  • How to Help Your Teen Avoid Being Lured by an Online Predator
  • Pushing Back: Is Technology Addiction Real?
  • Long-Term Effects of Cyber and Traditional Bullying
  • Teens Obsessed with Online Gaming: Do You Have a Problem or Just Love Video Games? Take the Test
  • How Can I Tell if My Teen is Addicted to the Internet? Take This Test
  • Is My Teen Addicted to Their Cellphone? Is That a Problem?
  • How to Talk to an Internet-Obsessed Teen About Sex
  • Social Media: Can Teens Live Offline, Even for a Second?

• Internet & Social Media

  • The Common Sense Census Part 1: A Report on Media Use by Tweens and Teens
  • What Do You Want Your Parents to Know About Your Online Activity?
  • Teenage Guys: #youtoo?
  • Deciphering the Code: 21st Century Teen Slang
  • Am I Addicted to My Phone? My Parents Think So But Is That Even a Thing?
  • Is Watching Porn Really All That Bad (Or Are My Parents Just Tripping)?

• Jobs & Careers

  • Summer Jobs: Legal Details Teens Need to Know

• Legal

  • What Happens if My Teenager Gets a DUI?
  • My Teen Was Arrested – Is Her Life Over?
  • Parents: What’s Your Legal Liability for Your Minor Children? Alcohol, Drugs, and the Law

• Legal Problems

  • I’m Underage – What Happens if I Get A DUI in California?

• Meditation Yoga & Mindfulness

  • Mindfulness and Recovery: One Person’s Journey
  • Teens in Treatment: Five Good Reasons to Try Yoga
  • Teens in Treatment: What is Mindfulness and Why Should I Care?

• Mindfulness

  • Harvard Study: Meditation Study Shows Growth in Several Key Brain Areas
  • The Positive Effect of Meditation on Adolescent Academic Performance

• Parenting

  • Smart Phones and Parent-Child Interactions
  • Parenting and Technology
  • Teaching Discipline Without Abuse
  • Positive Parenting
  • What Is the Most Difficult Year of Parenting?
  • Allowing Children to Fail
  • Prevent Parenting Burn Out
  • Planning for Summer With a Troubled Teen
  • The Pros and Cons of Teenage Jobs
  • A Fresh Start for the New Year
  • Is it a Behavioral Issue or a Cry for Help?
  • Resource for Parents of Children With Mental Health Issues

• Parents

  • Is My Kid the Bully? What Should I Do?
  • October 10th is World Mental Health Day
  • Mental Health Support for Military Families
  • Substance Use, Mental Health, and Obesity: Changing the Paradigm
  • Wraparound Services in Schools
  • School Shooters: How Can Parents Not Know?
  • The Children of 9/11: How are They Now?
  • Trends in Teen Violence: 1991-2015
  • CRAFT: Family-Based Approaches to the Treatment-Resistant Adolescent
  • August 31st: International Overdose Awareness Day
  • Should Teenagers Work During the School Year?
  • The Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Teens
  • Self-Harming Behavior: Nine Warning Signs
  • How Evolve Treatment Helps Teens Who Are Suicidal
  • Suicidal Ideation: Six Phrases Parents of Troubled Teens Should Take Seriously
  • Residential Treatment for Self-Harming Behaviors
  • Summer Mental Health Check-in: College Students
  • Preventing Teen Suicide: One School’s Approach
  • Ten Things the #neveragain Movement Says About Today’s Teens
  • The One Hundred Deadliest Days of Summer
  • Ten Signs a Teen is Abusing Substances
  • California Department of Health Report: STDs in CA at All-Time High
  • In the News: Upward Trend in Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts by Teens
  • Parents: Mental Health Care for Youth on the Rise
  • Treatment Spotlight: Family DBT at Evolve
  • Helping Teens Navigate High School Cliques
  • International Summer Travel Programs for Teenagers
  • Trends in Treatment: Brain Imaging and Recovery
  • Talk to Your Teen: Health Consequences of Alcohol Abuse
  • Treatment Spotlight: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) at Evolve
  • My Teen is Partying Too Much and Spring Break Terrifies Me
  • Teens, Recovery, and You: Why Family Participation Matters
  • My Teenager is Coming Home from Residential Treatment: What Happens Now?
  • My Teen is Residential Treatment: What Do I Do Now? 5 Helpful Tips
  • My Teenager Has an Addiction Problem: How Do I Find a Quality Treatment Program?
  • Parent Quiz: Am I Enabling My Teen’s Addiction?
  • My LGBTQ Teen Has an Addiction Problem: Does She Need a Custom Program?
  • How to Handle a Troubled Teen During the Holidays
  • I’m a Recovering Addict: Did I Doom My Teen to Become an Addict?
  • Evolve Camarillo Offers Emergency Mental Health Services in the Absence of Vista Del Mar Hospital
  • Does My Teen Need More Intensive Treatment?
  • Expanding Understanding: Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Camarillo: Drugs, Drinking, and Your Teenager
  • Contemporary Family Therapy
  • Talking About Suicide: Cry for Attention or Cause for Intervention?
  • How Therapists Can Help Parents Accept the Need for Teen Residential Treatment
  • Summer Matters: Benefits of Summer Camps for Teens
  • Seven Signs of Teen Substance Abuse
  • Modes of Psychotherapy for Adolescents and Children

• Parents

  • I’m Afraid to Talk to My Parents

• Peer Pressure

• Recovery

  • Teens in Addiction Treatment: Why Aftercare Matters

• School & Friends

  • Suicide, Addiction, and School Shootings: What Teens Can Do
  • Find the Right High School for You
  • Teens: Five Good Reasons to Volunteer (That Have Nothing to do With Your College Application)
  • Teens: Cool to be Smart, or Smart to be Cool?

• School's Out

  • Looking Back Over Your Year: How Did it Go?
  • L.A. Teens: Plan Your Summer Before Your Parents Do
  • My First Sober Spring Break: I’m Scared of Relapse

• School's Out

• Sexuality

  • LGBTQI Teens: How We Help

• Sobriety

  • Summer Sobriety Tip: How to Say No
  • Summer Sobriety Tip: Survive the Backyard Barbecue
  • New Town, New School, New You: Same Recovery
  • Back to School after Rehab

• Substance Abuse

• Suicidal Ideation & Self-Harm

• Teens

  • For Teens: Five Ways to Reduce Stress
  • Are You at Risk of Dating Violence? Take the Quiz
  • LGBTQI Youth at Evolve
  • Teens: Are You a Perfectionist? Is That a Good Thing? Take the Test
  • Is My Anxiety Normal? How Can I Tell?
  • Why Do I Feel So Much More Depressed During the Holidays?
  • FML: I’m So Depressed
  • Am I the Only One Who Feels This Way?
  • Am I Moody, or Do I Have a Mood Disorder?

• Trauma

  • I Think My Teenager is Being Sexually Abused. How Can I Be Sure?

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• Types of Therapy

• Types of Treatment

• Why Do I Feel This Way?