Aug 9, 2020 | Adolescents, Blog, For Families, For Professionals, From the Team, Resources, Teenagers, Uncategorized
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, marijuana use has become more mainstream over the last decade, with 33 states legalizing pot in some form, including 11 that have legalized it for recreational use. In addition, a 2019 CBS News Poll found...
Aug 2, 2020 | Adolescents, Blog, Family, For Families, For Professionals, From the Team, Intervention, Mental Health, Resources, Sober Transportation, Teenagers, Trauma
When a family hires transporters, they should feel confident that the care their child receives is grounded in a model that accounts for traumatic stress, adolescent development, and protective factors. The Respectful Adolescent Transport Protocol™ (RAPT)...
Jul 26, 2020 | Blog, For Families, For Professionals, From the Team, Mental Health, Resources
This blog looks at bipolar disorder and provides a clearer picture of this condition, what it involves, the types of bipolar disorder a person may be diagnosed with, its symptoms and causes, and how it impacts one’s overall quality of life. Formerly known as “manic...
Jul 19, 2020 | Blog, For Families, For Professionals, From the Team, Mental Health, Resources
Every single one of us experiences anger at one point or another. Though it is a completely natural emotion, many of us do not accept it and go to great lengths – often to our own detriment – to avoid it. Some of us suppress our anger until it develops...
Jul 12, 2020 | Blog, Eating Disorders, For Families, For Professionals, From the Team, Mental Health, Resources
While a focus on healthy eating is often positive, it can become just as problematic as any other food-related obsessive behavior when taken to an extreme. When a person is obsessively focused on healthy eating, they may have an eating disorder known as Orthorexia...
Jul 3, 2020 | Blog, For Families, For Professionals, From the Team, Mental Health, OCD, Resources
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (or OCD) is a psychiatric condition that, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, affects an estimated 2.3% of the American adult population. It is classified in the DSM-V as an Anxiety Disorder. Because OCD is characterized...
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