Reading Time: 3 minutes During times of immense stress and anxiety like we’re experiencing now, it’s hard to find the motivation for self-care. We might feel the urge to curl up in a ball […]
Mental Health
Explore the latest news, research, and experiences in the evolving field of mental health.
Teen Brands Launch Mental Health Awareness Campaigns
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s not just nonprofit organizations that are launching mental health awareness campaigns these days. Big companies are getting in on the act, too. Brands that are popular with teens, like […]
Teenage Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Reading Time: 5 minutes A small subset of teens develop a preoccupation with looks that goes beyond basic anxiety. For these teens, one aspect of their bodies becomes so disturbing and overwhelming that it […]
Is it Teenage Angst or Depression?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Given the ups and downs of teenage emotions, it can be hard for a parent to know whether a teen’s difficult phase is due to teenage angst or depression. In […]
How to Recognize Toxic Positivity
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Look on the sunny side.” “Your glass is half full.” “Be positive.” These messages, and others like them, pop up constantly on social media streams and in self-help articles. But […]
Virginia Mental Health, Statistics, Laws and Insight
Reading Time: 4 minutes The home of many of our country’s founding fathers, Virginia is the site of numerous milestones in the nation’s history. It’s a beautiful state that boasts a variety of natural […]
Why Eating Better Is One of the Best Ways to Beat Winter Blues
Reading Time: 5 minutes How can we protect ourselves from the winter blues? As the short days and long nights of winter wear on, many of us experience low spirits. Between 4 and 6 […]
Taking a Mental Health Day from School
Reading Time: 4 minutes Adults in the workforce occasionally take a mental health day as a way to prevent burnout and dedicate time to self-care. However, new legislation promotes the idea of teens taking […]
An Integrated Approach to 2020 New Year Goals and Resolutions
Reading Time: 5 minutes Every year, well-intentioned people make resolutions as New Year’s Eve approaches … and end up failing to achieve them. According to Psychology Today, 80 percent of people who set New […]
How the ACE Questionnaire Measures Childhood and Teen Trauma
Reading Time: 4 minutes What we experience in childhood impacts us for the rest of our lives. Most of us know that firsthand, from our own personal history. But over decades of research, experts […]
Teen Avoidance Behavior: What It Is and How to Recognize It
Reading Time: 6 minutes What exactly is teen avoidance behavior? It’s more complicated than your teen trying to get out of something they don’t want to do. Avoidance behavior in teens is typically closely […]
Protecting Teens from Addiction to Technology
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Jamison Monroe Addiction to technology is real. Numerous studies over the past decade have shown that tech dependence has the same effect on the brain as drug addiction. […]
