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...
6 Reasons Why Your Teenager Might Be Acting Out Impulsively
Many parents hope that their teenager acting out is “just a phase they’ll grow out of” or “part of being a teenager nowadays,” but there’s...
It Goes Down in the DMs: 4 Messaging Apps to Monitor
Teens spend an average of nine hours a day online, most of which is spent “scrolling”-a term used to describe mindless flicking through various so...
Peaks in Teenage Alcohol Use: Recognizing When It’s No Longer Recreational
Excessive teenage alcohol use is associated with self-medicating underlying emotional issues, sensation-seeking, identity exploration, and social lear...
How Deep Rest Can Help with Preventing Adolescent Depression
A recent survey of 1,000 teenagers by the Pew Research Center found that more than 70 percent consider depression to be one of the top problems faced ...
Resilience and Adaptability: Finding Meaning for Teens Dealing with Stress
Teenagers have an egocentric and fatalistic perspective of stress, in believing that “no one understand the world is against them and that they just...
Teen Mental Health Issues: Feeding the Mind and Body
Teen mental health issues can create many overwhelming struggles in your teen’s life. As a parent it can be difficult to know exactly what your chil...