How to Create a Recovery Support Network
There are 4 types of people everyone needs in their recovery support network. We’ll walk through each one and discuss why it’s important.
World Suicide Prevention Day
While your support is valuable, encourage them to seek professional help from a doctor, mental health professional or a suicide prevention specialist.
How to Talk with Your Teen About Mental Health
For some families, talking about mental health might be an everyday occurrence. For others, it may be unfamiliar and feel a little awkward. But the more you talk about it, the more comfortable it will feel.
How to Calm Back-to-School Nerves
For some kids, the new year can also bring worries. They may be concerned about their new teacher or about the workload. They could be stressing about who they’ll sit with at lunch. Or they could feel anxious about making the leap to middle school or high school.
Healthy Ways to Help Your Child Navigate Digital Spaces
Youth can find a lot of educational, fun and inspiring content online. But they also may come across unsettling, inappropriate and distressing content that can impact their mental health and wellbeing.
Preparing for Transitions: Back to School
Change is tough for most people at any age. Moving grades or schools can bring anxious thoughts and stress. Younger children might tell you through changes in behavior.
What to Know About Virtual Therapy
So, you’re thinking about starting therapy and in our digital world you’ve been hearing about virtual therapy (or sometimes called telehealth therapy) as an option. What are the benefits to seeing a mental health practitioner online versus in person?
Stress: Reasons We Feel It and How to Manage It
When you experience stress, your body reacts as though it is under attack and usually you go into fight or flight mode. That is, you either defend yourself or remove yourself from the situation.
Creating Welcoming Environments: Inclusive Language
Words are tricky. It can be difficult to find or know the right words, especially because their meanings sometimes change over time, or mean different things to different people, or in various contexts.
Resources for LGBTQIA+ competent care and support
If you are in immediate danger or having a medical emergency, call 911 or text 678-678. If you are in crisis or thinking about suicide, get in touch with someone immediately:1-866-488-7386 Text START to 678-678.
