As a parent, your teenager’s physical health and mental well-being are of the utmost importance. While the idea that your teen might be suicidal is frightening, suicidal thoughts, comments, and behavior should always be taken extremely seriously. In order to do so, it is important to be able to recognize warning signs of teenage suicide and know […]
Tips for diffusing an emotional crisis situation at home
It can happen in an instant. One minute everything is fine, the next a family is in the throes of an emotional crisis. Sometimes it’s due to substance abuse. Sometimes it starts with an argument over seemingly trivial matters. Other times the stress of daily living–work, finances, unexpected setbacks–simply becomes too much. Emotional health is […]
Teenage Stress: Helping Teens Deal with Anxiety and Depression
Teenage stress and anxiety is a common particularly for high school students who may be dealing with tests, college applications, social acceptance, dating, and more. Letting them develop their own coping skills is tough but will help them as they grow into adulthood. However, there are cases in which teenagers aren’t simply learning to deal […]
Signs of Alcohol or Drug Abuse and what to do when someone you love is at risk
Every year, 17.6 million U.S. adults suffer alcohol abuse or dependence. Although alcohol is the most commonly abused substance in the United States, it’s only one of dozens of drugs that are frequently abused – overall, drug abuse kills more than 200,000 people annually. Many of those people succumb to the effects of abusing prescription […]