Breaking Through Depression: 4 Tips for Strengthening Communication with Your Teen
Adolescence is often a confusing time for both our young people and their caregivers. It…
How Parents Can Support Teens Who Are Coming Out
This article mentions suicide risk. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, immediately…
4 Pieces of Advice for Parents of Suicidal Teens
Child psychiatrists Nancy Rappaport, MD, and Meredith Gansner, MD, recently co-authored an article entitled “More…
How to Talk to Your Parents About Your Mental Health
A Post for Teens and Young Adults Talking to your parents or any adult about…
Let’s Talk About Loneliness and Young Adult Mental Health
Loneliness has received a lot of press over the past few years. A 2018 study…
Teaching Teens (and yourself) Strategies for Coping with Stress
Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced stress. If you don’t have your hand raised,…
Helping Your Teen Manage Mass Media Messaging About Mental Health
Our relationship with mass media is complex. We want to see our experience reflected and…
Questions About Teen Depression
Do you have questions about teen depression? Elizabeth and Danielle, a mother and daughter from…
Ways You Can Encourage and Support Teen Wellness
What can you do to help a teen who has depression? During our Spring 2018…
Dealing With Suicide Grief
Learning to Process Suicide Grief This post is about a difficult topic: suicide grief. Shana…
6 Ways to Cope with School Stress for You and Your Child or Teen
By Nicola Smith, October 26, 2017 Now that the rush of back to school season…
How to Support Foster Care Teenagers and Young Adults Who Have Depression
By Nicola Smith, October 3, 2017 Youth in foster care have often experienced traumatic family…