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I am honored to have this guest post by my friend Dustin Tibbits the executive director at New Haven RTC , a treatment facility with recovery programs for adolescent girls and young women experiencing emotional or behavioral difficulties. All I can add is Dustin has done it again, read the entire post it is very powerful. [...]
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RESOURCES FOR PARENTS PBS will be featuring a 3-part TV series in Jan. 2010, on our emotional lives. The series opens a window into real lives, exploring ways to improve our social relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive, resilient individuals. This Emotional Life, also offers an informative website worth the visit with a [...]
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I just learned today that teens or people 18-22 years old are in “nowhere land” when it comes to mental health. They no longer fit with the high school teen groups and they are not appropriate for the adult groups. We had this same problem when my son was 11 and 12 years old. He [...]
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This link has references to definitions of some of the common terms used to diagnose teen problems and disorders: Science Reference . New information on the Depression And Anxiety Disorders Of Adolescents The DSM is also another great reference.
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Bullying is an age old problem, I don’t think there has ever been a time when kids have not bullied or been bullied. For some it can be detrimental, even life threatening and today there are many different types of bullying. Kids are not only bullied by their peers but sadly also by adults. They [...]
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You too can show your commitment, promote health delivery, and nurture the mental health of the children in your home and community.Visit the 2009 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day page to learn more about how you can get involved and share trusted, valuable information!
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Today we had family therapy with our son that is in residential treatment. Next week we are planning a home visit, the therapy session was geared around the home visit and what the expectations may be. As we got into it, it was amazing how unrealistic my sons expectations could be around the visit. Since [...]
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Mental Health Problems In Childhood May Predict Later Suicide Attempts In Males. This study shows the importance to screen, detect and treat childhood disorders to prevent suicide among males. It is found that males are unlikely to seek mental health services during adolescence. “The main finding of our study is that severe suicidality in adolescence [...]
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