Importance of Intervention: Depression Can Cause Future Teen Marijuana Use
Teen marijuana use isn’t exactly rare–by the time teens are seniors in high school, over 1 in 3 report having at least experimented with marij...
Medication Management for Teens with Depression
Medication management is often one of the first lines of treatment for teens with depression, but it is only one part of learning to manage the sympto...
Anxiety and Depression Among Gender Non-conforming Teens
More teenagers are identifying themselves with nontraditional gender labels such as non-binary, transgender, genderqueer, or gender-fluid, according t...
Supportive Adults Can Reduce Teen Suicide Attempts
Social support is one of the most important protective factors against suicidal thoughts. Teens are more likely to feel a sense of belonging and to tr...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Finding Help: Suicide Awareness and Prevention In Teens
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Jordan Killpack, MA, NCC, CMHC Adolescence is defined by change, development, growth, and discovery and all too often...
When Kids Are Pushed Too Hard: Anxiety and Depression from Overachieving
It is a parent’s job to push their child to be successful. Encourage them to achieve success in all that they do. But there is a tipping point. When...