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16-Point Safety Checklist before Sending Your Teen to Residential Treatment
Considering residential rehab treatment for your teenager? First read this warning-sign checklist to spot and avoid dangerous or ineffective programs.
Prevent Teen Drug and Alcohol Use – Enforce Constructive Time
The more time your teen has for 'hanging out', the greater the odds of trouble. Head-off problems by swapping out some of that free time for time spent engaged in constructive activities. Here are some ideas to get you started.
How to Help a Teen Friend When She is Hurting Herself
Imagine you promised to keep a teen friend's secret about cutting or or another form of self harm...should you really stay quiet? No, you shouldn't. Here's what you need to do and why.
What to Do When Your Teen Child Hates You
Don't take it personally. Children and their relationships to their parents change as they go through different developmental stages. Being aware of this allows a parent to adapt to this as well as to not take things personally when they shouldn’t.
Teenage Addiction Treatment: 6 Factors to Consider When Deciding between Residential and Outpatient Care
Once you decide your adolescent needs addiction treatment, the next vital step is determining what level of care is required. Read on to learn more about the 6 factors professionals consider when deciding on an appropriate level of care.
Drug Treatment for Teens - The ASAM Adolescent Levels of Care, with Case Study Examples
So many options - outpatient, intensive outpatient, residential, high intensity residential…how are parents supposed to know what’s needed? Here’s a brief explanation of the different American Society of Addiction Medicine Adolescent Levels of Care with case study examples to illustrate.
Adolescent Treatment – A Guide to Finding Teen-Focused Care
What do the experts suggest? Learn about the ideal values that drive effective adolescent treatment (teens aren’t just mini-adults) and learn the essential questions you need to ask to get the right care for your son or daughter.