One of the most common experiences among those who experience mental illness is that they believe they’re the only ones experiencing the stigma, symptoms, and challenges. Because the experience of […]
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Recently, a 15-year old boy ran away from his home in Los Angeles. He had $50 to his name and enough money to take the bus to San Francisco. However,
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Self harm is commonly known to be a behavior among teens. However, it should be pointed out that self harm is actually a behavior that occurs for people at any
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George, age 17, sometimes suffers from severe depression, but not for the reasons that you might think. He’s not sad because he’s not liked by friends, and he’s not depressed
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This is often the time of year when you look at both the past and the future in order to create change in your life. What do you want stop
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If 2014 was a difficult year, with full of intense emotions, triggers, or not doing well in school, perhaps you want to create a way to make life easier in
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The first part of this article described a mental health plan that is widely used and highly successful. Usually at the start of a new year, many men, women, and
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We learn styles of emotionally responding to life from those around us. If our parents were consistently passive in their communication, behavior, and choices, then it’s likely that we have
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The holidays are not always easy. Sure there are usually celebrations happening and family getting together, but this isn’t the case for all teens or all families. For instance, just
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If you’re a caregiver or parent of a teen who you expect to move out in the next year or so, there are some important lessons you may want your
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