Posts Tagged ‘community’
Racism and Mental Health: What You Need to Know
When it comes to racism and mental health, the effects of racism on a teen’s emotional well-being can be troubling. During childhood and adolescence, core beliefs and personality traits form.…
Read MoreHelping Your Teen Cope with Depression
For anyone going through depression, especially a teen, it can feel lonely and suffocating. However, the truth is that teens going through depression are not alone. In fact, they are…
Read MoreThe Power of Social Media
This is not another article from an adult telling adolescents that social media is bad. In fact, it’s the opposite. Social media can be a powerful tool for change. We…
Read MoreYour Personal Support Network
When you were a baby, you had a parent or two or maybe some guardians. They were the ones who helped with all of your grooming and feeding, they offered…
Read MoreNo Need to Be Lonely
Before you attended treatment, lonely was your middle name. You felt alone all the time and without friends. But now you know how important having friends can be. And you…
Read MoreUpdating Your Support Network
Imagine that you had an app on your phone that helped you to manage everything else in your life. You used it when you first got your phone, but then…
Read MoreWhy Do My Parents Need DBT Skills?
There’s this thing called DBT, it means Dialectical Behavior Therapy. You have been told that it is really great for both mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety, and substance…
Read MoreHow Will I Survive Being a Teenager?
As if being a teenager wasn’t hard enough. There is a school. And your family. There are your friends and those people who are not your friends. There is work,…
Read MoreAbout Last Summer
You came, you worked, you laughed, and you cried. Embark Behavioral Health is more than just a day camp or summer camp, though. The work you did here was meant…
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