Recreation Therapy for Troubled Teens
We don’t believe that teens are troubled, but we recognize that they have had trouble adapting to life transitions and coping with stress in a healt...
Teen Substance Use Treatment Programming at Elevations RTC
Teen substance use is a growing concern affecting millions of families in the US. At Elevations RTC, when we have students struggling with substance u...
Using Mindfulness in DBT
Teens often turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms when they are in an extreme mindset–either completely disconnected from their emotions or consum...
Bullying Leads to Neurological Changes
The effects of being bullied in school can have a significant impact on how teens feel about themselves and how they develop relationships later in li...
The Effects of Cyberbullying on Offline Relationships
According to the Center for the Digital Future, time spent online every week by average Americans has risen from 9.4 hours to 23.6 over the last gener...
Classroom Accommodations for High Schoolers with ADHD
As symptoms of ADHD shift throughout adolescence, accommodations that may have helped your child when they were younger typically change over time. In...
Increasing Awareness about Suicidal Ideation In Today’s Teens
Sometimes referred to as the “anxious generation,” today’s young people are more likely to talk about mental health than previous generations. 6...
Substance Use Advertising on Social Media Affects Trends in Teens
It’s been over 60 years since Congress mandated health warnings be labeled on packs of cigarettes and 40 since advertising was banned on radio and t...
Finding Help for Teens with PTSD
More than ⅔ of children report having experienced at least one traumatic event by the age of 16. Trauma is an umbrella term that refers to a variety...
Animal Therapy and the Strong Benefits of Pets
There’s a reason we call dogs a “man’s best friend.” As debates regarding the certification of emotional support animals have flooded the n...