How to Evaluate and Choose a Mental Health Treatment Program That Fits Your Needs

Choosing the right mental health treatment program with guidance from a licensed therapist during a professional counseling session.

Deciding on a mental health treatment program is up there with the most important choices a person can make, yet most people have little to no context for assessing quality when they make it. The brochure’s not going to let you in on if the staff are even licensed, if its therapy methods are evidence-based, … Read more

The Parent’s Guide to Teen Mental Health Crises: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Finding the Right Level of Care

Concerned mother talking with her teenage daughter at home while recognizing early warning signs of a teen mental health crisis and offering emotional support.

Often, Parents do not notice the warning signs because they are not attentive. Rather, they overlook them since they fail to recognize the signs. For example, a teenager who stops communicating, quits the soccer team, and sleeps late may be just experiencing a temporary bad phase – or they may be in the initial phase … Read more