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In alignment with our mission to empower and restore families, we've compiled mental health resources for teens to inform, educate, and inspire our greater community. It is our mission to serve audiences as a teen rehab and to help families live a healthy, happier life.
New Research on LGBTQ Teen Suicide Rates
Reading Time: 6 minutes New research from the Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health underlines a consistent trend: Lesbian, gay, bi, and transgender teens are at increased risk of suicide. One […]
Virginia Mental Health, Statistics, Laws and Insight
Reading Time: 3 minutes The nation is facing a youth mental health crisis, as the US Surgeon General and President Biden have made clear in recent months. Virginia is no exception. The state faces […]
A Guide to Teen Behavioral Addictions
Reading Time: 5 minutes Teens have a tendency to get obsessed with the things that give them pleasure, whether that’s the Marvel Universe, the latest denim trend, or Taylor Swift. But when does an […]
How to Spot Dangerous Teen Behavior During Summer Vacation
Reading Time: 7 minutes Summertime boredom can lead to dangerous teen behavior. Providing teen summer activities can help prevent bored teenagers from making unsafe and unhealthy choices. Parents need to stay engaged, maintain open […]
How to Navigate a Teen Mental Health Emergency Room Visit
Reading Time: 4 minutes Teens are back in school and pandemic restrictions have lifted. But they’re still struggling to catch up academically, suffering from loneliness, and experiencing high rates of anxiety and depression. This combination […]
My Teen Won’t Get Out of Bed: 7 Reasons Why and 10 Ways Parents Can Help
Reading Time: 9 minutes It’s not unusual for parents of teens to feel trapped in a recurring nightmare each morning—a cycle of helpless frustration when your teen won’t get out of bed and off […]
Looking for Likes: Teen Social Media Addiction
Reading Time: 7 minutes Teenagers are among the biggest consumers of social media—but is it consuming them? In recent years, scientists have discovered an increasing number of troubling links between social networking and mental […]
Anxiety and Depression in Adolescence: How They Go Together
Reading Time: 7 minutes It’s natural to assume that anxiety and depression are very different. The sadness and lethargy typical of depression seems nothing like the fearful agitation associated with anxiety disorders. Indeed, they […]
Why So Many Teen Girls Are Developing TikTok Tics
Reading Time: 5 minutes Researchers have noticed a surprising “parallel pandemic”: a significant rise over the last two years in the number of young women and teen girls developing tics, both verbal and physical. […]
How to Support LGBTQ Youth
Reading Time: 5 minutes LGBTQ youth face the same challenges that all teens grapple with during this time of life. And they also must cope with an additional set of challenges. All too often, […]
Types of Teen Mental Health Treatment
Reading Time: 6 minutes Adolescent treatment for teenage depression, teen anxiety, and other teen mental health challenges takes time and care. Different stages of the healing process may require different types of mental health […]
Why Is My Teenager Crying All the Time?
Reading Time: 5 minutes For teens, everything feels more intense, whether it’s good or bad. And crying can help a teen process and move through those emotions. Teenage crying isn’t necessarily a warning sign. […]
Teen Stress: 10 Stress-Management Skills for Teenagers
Reading Time: 9 minutes A certain amount of teen stress is normal. It’s a natural emotional, psychological, and physical reaction to the big and small challenges of daily life. Teenagers often feel stress due […]
Warning Signs of a Teenage Mental Health Crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutes When a teen has a devastating panic attack or is rushed to the emergency room after a suicide attempt, the family is forced to recognize what’s going on and take […]
The Latest Research on Teenage Video Game Addiction
Reading Time: 7 minutes Rates of teenage video gaming—and video game addiction—are steadily increasing. A Common Sense Media study released in March 2022 found that teens spent an average of one hour and 46 […]
The Effects of Suicidal Attempts on Family Dynamics
Reading Time: 7 minutes What parent is prepared for the trauma of a teenage suicide attempt? It is an exhausting and bewildering experience. From the first shock of dealing with attempted suicide in the […]
Is It Teenage Angst or Depression?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Is it teen angst or something worse? Given the ups and downs of teenage emotions, it can be hard for a parent to know whether a teen’s difficult phase is […]
How to Help Kids Process Tragic Events
Reading Time: 6 minutes In our hyperconnected world, people of all ages have instant access to what’s happening around the globe. Vivid images and sounds of violence and war—like what’s happening now in Ukraine—can […]
How Perfectionism in Children and Teens Impacts Mental Health
Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s good for young people to have high expectations for themselves. That’s why perfectionism in children and teens is commonly assumed to be a positive. After all, what could be […]
How to Deal with a Rebellious Teen
Reading Time: 5 minutes Rebellion is a natural part of being a teenager and growing up. By rebelling against authority, teenagers are expressing their beliefs and preferences as a distinct person separate from their […]
We Need to Talk About Bruno: ‘Encanto’ Sheds Light on Intergenerational Trauma
Reading Time: 5 minutes “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” a Lin-Manuel Miranda song from Disney’s animated film Encanto, bumped Adele out of the top spot on the Hot 100 this week. But the movie […]
Why Boundaries Matter: Teens, Authentic Connection, and Positive Relationships
Reading Time: 4 minutes Healthy boundaries support adolescents’ ability to form positive relationships. Therefore, they are essential to authentic connection and to mental health. Typically, parents or primary caregivers teach children about boundaries, by example and sometimes verbally as well. Unhealthy […]
Identifying Different Types of Self-Harm in Teens
Reading Time: 8 minutes Self-harm refers to injuring or hurting yourself on purpose. Also known as self-injury, self-harm is a symptom of extreme emotional distress. Teens engage in different types of self-harm that can […]
How National Tragedies Create Secondary PTSD
Reading Time: 5 minutes The new high school movie “The Fallout” is raising awareness about what teen trauma can look like in the wake of a tragedy. The film, which started streaming on HBO […]
Teen Vaping: The Complete Guide for Parents
Reading Time: 7 minutes Teen vaping has become increasingly widespread over the last few years. Research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that the number of teens vaping nicotine has doubled or […]
