Posts Tagged ‘support network’
When You’re Struggling: A Mental Health Support Letter to Teens
This mental health support letter was written by Mary Vanderholm, an associate clinical mental health counselor at Sunrise, a residential treatment center in Utah. Dear Teen, Life can be hard, but it isn’t supposed to be miserable. If you have a bad day, that’s one thing. But if your bad days are happening more often…
Read MoreHow To Help Someone With PTSD
Find out how to help someone who has PTSD with flashbacks, panic attacks, and anger, what not to do, and the best way to offer support.
Read MoreAsk a Therapist: Can BPD Be Cured?
Can you cure BPD? Get expert advice from our therapist on how to treat BPD, some of the overwhelming symptoms, and how parents can help.
Read MoreHow To Take Care of Yourself So You Can Take Care of Your Child
When you take care of a child with mental health issues, you need to take care of yourself too. Check out these self-care tips.
Read MoreUnderstanding, Identifying, and Treating Bipolar Disorder in Teens
Learn about bipolar disorder in teens. What are the symptoms and treatment options, and how can you support your child?
Read More9 Successful Family Traits
Learn how to protect your family’s mental health and instill successful family traits even in the most challenging times.
Read MoreParentification: Signs and Symptoms of a Parentified Child
Learn about parentification, including its signs, types, and effects, how reverse parenting can lead to trauma, and how parents can help a parentified child.
Read MoreHow To Best Support and Accept Your LGBTQ Youth
With LGBTQ youth facing a unique set of challenges, it’s important that you support and accept your child, whether they’re lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning or queer. To understand the breadth and depth of issues these dynamic young people often face, consider several key statistics from the National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health…
Read MoreSuicide Prevention: How Safety Plans Can Help Teens
Learn about the alarming teen suicide rates, suicide warning signs and risk factors, and how safety plans can help teens.
Read MoreBuilding a Mental Health Support Network
Last Updated: February 2021 Many teenagers and their families are carrying the burden of anxiety, depression or substance abuse alone because building a mental health support network can be incredibly difficult for people overcoming a mental illness. It can sometimes be difficult to connect with and trust others, but a mental health support network is…
Read MoreStay Strong: 7 Ways To Maintain Mental Strength After Treatment
Once your teen completes mental health or substance use treatment such as an intensive outpatient program or short-term residential treatment, it’s important that they maintain the mental strength they’ve built up so they can continue their healing process. To help them along, share this blog post, which has seven tips for the next phase of…
Read MoreThe Importance of Our Families in Our Mental Health
Families are our origin. They can be our DNA, they can be our first loves and our greatest heartbreak. They are the people whom we learn everything from, whether or not what they teach us is healthy. Even in dysfunctional families, there is love, and a bond that is different from any other human relationships.…
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