Ask A Therapist: If My Teen is Using Drugs or Alcohol, Do They Need Rehab?
I just found out my teen is using drugs and alcohol. I’m so scared for them. What do I do? How do I help them? Should I consider rehab centers, residential treatment, or family therapy? When is the right time to explore treatment plans? If you’re asking yourself these questions about teen treatment, Kevin Randall, clinical director at Fulshear Treatment to Transition, has some answers about substance…
Read MoreWhat Parents Need to Know About Preventing the Tragedy of Teen Suicide
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. When a teen resorts to suicide and parents, family members, and friends are left to grieve the death of their teen, it is a tragedy. We don’t like to think about teens — still children, experiencing that level of anguish. As a parent, the thought of one’s own child turning…
Read MoreMental Health Care Tips for Dads With Teens
When things seem to come unraveled, and your teen needs mental health care, it’s hard to know what to do and how to seek help. Parenting a child who struggles with mental health can elicit a range of emotions, some of which can lead to counterproductive outcomes. When you feel out of control, helpless, and uncertain about your…
Read MoreHow to Actually Listen to Your Teen
School, friends, social media, even wanting something new to wear from a particular brand of clothes – no matter how huge or trivial the topic, the conversations you have with your teen are vital opportunities to build an emotional connection. To make sure that your teen knows you are hearing them, try using these two strategies while being an…
Read MoreTeen Outpatient Therapy Centers Reverse Negative Youth Mental Health Trends
The country’s preeminent teen treatment provider, Embark Behavioral Health, launches its latest teen outpatient program in Santa Clara County, California. In its effort to reverse our country’s negative youth mental health trends, Embark Behavioral Health now operates multiple outpatient therapy centers across the country. These therapy centers offer teen-specialized, insurance-reimbursed outpatient mental health support for struggling teenagers…
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: 2021 T3 Summit Fosters Embark Culture, Camaraderie, Consistency
The Embark Treatment Approach is a familiar concept to many of Embark Behavioral Health’s clients and partners. It doesn’t matter which facility, program, or staff you work with, you’ll find that Embark embraces a consistent foundation of essential treatment components, including CASA Developmental Framework, Experiential Therapy, and SMART Recovery. One way Embark creates a consistent foundation is through our annual “Train the Trainer” Summit – or the T3 Summit. The T3 Summit is an essential part of cultivating Embark’s culture of caring. In addition, it helps us maintain consistently high standards in implementing the Embark Treatment Approach throughout the…
Read More6 Ways to Help Your Student Athlete Balance High School Sports and Mental Health
Injuries and emotional stress can lead to student athlete mental health issues like depression and anxiety. Learn more in this helpful guide.
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide to Social Media’s Effects on Teens
Social media can affect teens in different ways — it can impact them emotionally, socially, physiologically, and psychologically. It can be a powerful tool that helps those who struggle to meet new people form connections or allows curious teens to explore and learn about topics of interest. It can also be a positive outlet for self-expression, creativity, support, community, and media literacy. But, social media accounts can also negatively influence…
Read MoreEmbark Achieves System-Wide Joint Commission Accreditation
TEMPE, Ariz. August 18, 2021 — Embark Behavioral Health, a network of nationwide therapy centers for adolescents and young adults, is leading the way in reversing the nation’s negative youth mental health trends. With a 25-year legacy of providing results-driven therapy treatments and programs, Embark has become one of the first behavioral health organizations in…
Read More5 Solid Steps Parents Can Take to Protect Their Teen’s Mental Health
As parents, we know how to protect our kids from getting sick (most of the time): wash their hands, eat nutritious food, and get good rest. Simple. But what can we do to protect our kids’ mental health, so they can tolerate stress and strain, enjoy life, and form healthy relationships? Physical health and mental health…
Read MoreThe Connection Between Depression and a Messy Room
Lots of kids have messy rooms. They’re typically too busy focusing on other activities to be bothered to tidy up very often. But disorganization and a messy room can be a sign of depression, and clutter can also cause stress and anxiety in teens. It can start in small ways. Usually, people have their routines,…
Read MoreJuneteenth: A Historic, Vital Celebration
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Now, it officially is a federally recognized holiday, observed every year on June 19th. This date is significant because in Galveston, Texas in 1865, General Gordan Granger of the Union Army read the following: “The people of Texas are…
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