The mental health crisis among America's youth is real – and staggering
theconversation.com
Some have called reports overblown, with others going so far as to call it a myth. But the data that continues to emerge tell a different story.
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Powerful lessons on how to raise kind and resilient children: www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/685533353/a-playful-way-to-teach-kids-to-control-the...
How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger
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At the top of the world, the Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids' behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful?Treatment is a beginning...NOT a FIX. We need to support the Journey.
Getting Help For My Mental Health Was Hard. Staying Better Is Harder.
huffingtonpost.com
The conversation surrounding mental health tends to revolve around how to get better. But what comes after rehabilitation?How impactful wilderness therapy is for the tech generation.
The Tech Generation Desperately Needs Wilderness Therapy
outsideonline.com
A guide at a wilderness therapy organization observes an increasing number of teens coming in to treat technology addictionWhen someone has "treatment resistant" anxiety, maybe it is because we are missing the trauma.
We Can't Keep Treating Anxiety From Complex Trauma the Same Way We Treat Generalized Anxiety
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"Many effective strategies that treat anxiety and depression don't work for trauma survivors."
Addiction? So many families are concerned: Is my child (or young adult) an addict? Do they really need treatment? Is it “bad” enough? My answer is, almost always, I don’t know, and we do not have to wait until we know. Instead, I want to know; what are the harmful consequences? Has your child missed…
Families First Many years ago, when Wilderness Therapy began, there was very little contact with families and parents. In addition, many Therapeutic Boarding Schools and Residential Treatment Center’s (RTC’s) did not have a visit home until the kids had been there for almost 9 months. That has changed dramatically. Family work, support and integration have…
Success? “Will this work?” Every parent’s question. Every family wants to know if they send their child away for treatment, often for a year or more, will it be worth the great emotional and financial cost? My answer is usually; it depends. It depends on your child’s diagnosis, on your willingness to make changes in…
Trauma and Healing In all the conferences I attend there is discussion about trauma as a causal factor in mental illness and addiction. The evidence of the long- lasting effects of childhood trauma from the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study and the research in trauma and addiction reinforce the critical importance of discovering and treating…
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