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- Everyday Health: 5 Signs Emotional Eating Is a Problem — and What to Do About It
- Authority Magazine: Raising Children Who Are Mentally and Emotionally Healthy
- AZ Central: Eating Disorders Soared During the Pandemic. In Arizona, Demand for Treatment Remains High
- Behavioral Health Business: Embark Behavioral Health Announces New Vice President of Quality and Outcomes, Group President, and CFO
- Verywell Mind: Signs of Emotional Maturity
- InBetween Magazine: Talking to Your Kids About Divorce
- Trendsetter to Know: Alex Stavros, Chief Executive Officer at Embark Behavioral Health
- Beckers Behavioral Health: Greenwood Village Opening
- Behavioral Health Business: Embark CEO Feature
- Parade Magazine: The 12 Surprising Tell-Tale Signs of Helicopter Parenting
- Authority Magazine: Raising Children With Healthy Social Media & Digital Media Habits
- Authority Magazine: How Journaling Can Help You Be More Calm, Mindful, and Resilient
- SheKnows: How to Talk to Your Kids About Suicide
- Verywell Family: What to do if Your LGBTQ Child is Bullied
- AZ Foothills: Alex Stavros- Innovators in Health & Wellness
- Parents.com: How to Help Children With Eating Disorders
- Verywell Family: How to Support Your Child When They Come Out to You
- Healthline: Teen Dietary Habits What Parents Should Know About Emotional Eating and "Gateway Foods"
- AZ Big Media: Embark Behavioral Health Moves to Chandler
- Healthcare Insights: Addressing the Mental Health Challenges of America’s Youth as a Service-Minded and Humanitarian Leader
- KNX News Radio: Heading back to school and pre-teen mental health
- Embark Named an Arizona Top Workplaces 2022
- Verywell Health: 988 is the new national mental health hotline
- Psych Central: How to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma
- Mainline Parent: Embark at Mainline is helping teens & families struggling with mental health
- Pursue Whole: Empowering Your Children with Resilience & Grit
- Verywell Health: Taking a cooking class can boost your mental health
- Mainline Parent: Navigating Teen Mental Health: 3 things every parent needs to know
- APA PsycNet: The effectiveness of trauma-informed wilderness therapy with adolescents
- The Better Behavior Show: How To Help Young Adults Transition To Adulthood Successfully
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Company News & Announcements
Embark Behavioral Health Shares Youth Mental Health Documentary, Resources at Screening Events
Company’s Partnership With WETA/PBS Brings Film to Audiences Nationwide PHOENIX — July 18, 2022 — Embark Behavioral Health is partnering with WETA/PBS to host screening events of “Ken Burns Presents Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness – A Film by Erik Ewers & Christopher Loren Ewers.” These events will create a space to share…
Embark at Main Line Serves 100+ Families in First Year
Embark at Main Line recently celebrated two key milestones: its one-year anniversary and helping more than 100 families who’ve been affected by mental health disorders. Additionally, the outpatient therapy clinic in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, has been honored for providing excellent behavioral health services for teenagers. The Reasons for Embark at Main Line’s Success As part of…
Embark Behavioral Health Launches Podcasts Addressing Youth Mental Health
Mental and Behavioral Health Provider Announces Two Shows, Bolsters Organizational Goal of Leading the Way In Taking Teen and Young Adult Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide to All-Time Lows by 2028 PHOENIX — June 23, 2022 — Embark Behavioral Health, a leading network of mental health treatment programs, announced today the launch of two monthly podcasts…
Embark at Campbell Provides Affirming, Healing Environment for LGBTQ+ Youths
The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health found that nearly 3 out of 4 LGBTQ+ youths reported symptoms of anxiety, more than half reported symptoms of depression, and almost half seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year. Affirming, supportive mental health care is critical to these young people and can…
Intensive Therapy Options for Teens During the Summer
Summer can be a great time for teens to try intensive therapy programs, as once school is out, they typically have more room in their schedules to deeply address behavioral and mental health challenges. That’s important for those more intense programs, given they last anywhere from a few hours a day multiple days per week…
Tackling the Teen Mental Health Crisis
Findings from multiple organizations highlight the severity of the youth mental health crisis in America. How did this crisis develop, and how can the mental health community tackle it? Alex Stavros, chief executive officer of Embark Behavioral Health, a leading network of outpatient centers and residential treatment programs offering premier mental health treatment for teens…
A Day in the Life of an Embark Residential Therapist
For adolescents who need 24/7 care to address their mental health issues, a residential treatment program can be a critical part of the healing process. At the heart of these programs are therapists whose expertise, skills, and compassion make a significant impact on their patients. What’s a typical day like for these therapists, how do…
Understanding and Navigating Insurance for Mental Health Treatment
When adolescents need mental health services, one of the first questions their parents ask is often, “Will insurance cover treatment?” followed by “How do we work with our insurance company?” To help parents best understand — and navigate — the insurance process, Laurie Brown, vice president of revenue cycle management at Embark Behavioral Health, a…
Eating for Mental Health at Embark Short-Term Residential Programs
As the country’s preeminent mental health treatment provider for adolescents and young adults, Embark Behavioral Health ensures the preteens and teens in its short-term residential programs receive excellent care in all areas. This includes providing a healthy diet aimed at improving their physical and emotional health. “Food is a basic need in the hierarchy of…
Mona Treadway Serves As Example of Strong Female Leadership at Embark Behavioral Health
Accepting the young adult division president role at Embark Behavioral Health was an easy decision for Mona Treadway. She would be able to put her considerable experience to use on a larger scale than before and work with other amazing women at the company, including executive directors and vice presidents. “There are far too many…