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Summer Mental Health Tips for Teens: Signs Parents Shouldn’t Ignore

As summer kicks off and classrooms empty out, many adolescents look forward to late mornings, beach days, and a break from academic stress. But for some teens, the absence of structure, peer connection, and daily routine can become a breeding ground for mental health challenges that often go...

Video: A Parent’s Guide to Dealing With Bullying

Bullying is hardly a new phenomenon. Generations of kids have had to navigate playground bullies and other peers trying to leverage power over them. But in today’s high-tech world, cyberbullying and digital harassment have greatly expanded the range of bullying challenges children and teens can face...

The Mental Health Impact of Bullying on Kids and Teens

When people hear the word “bully,” they may think of a child being pushed around by another kid. Or they may think of someone being insulted by a peer, whether face-to-face or online. Regardless of its shape and form, these experiences can be incredibly serious and often have lifelong effects. And...

Video: The Teen Mental Health Playbook: Tips Every Parent Needs

Parenting a teenager can feel like navigating uncharted waters, especially when it comes to mental health. In this engaging and practical webinar, we dive into the most effective strategies for supporting your teen’s emotional well-being in today’s fast-paced, high-pressure world. Learn how to...

Video: Helping Kids Thrive Mentally and Emotionally: A Guide for Parents

Parenting a child is an endless job: our kids count on us to help them learn to do everything from read and write to ride a bike. With so many responsibilities, even the most dedicated parents can lose sight of the role they play in teaching and modeling something that lasts a lifetime: managing our...

Anxiety and OCD in Kids and Teens: A Timely Course on a Pressing Topic

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a marked uptick in the number of kids and teens who experience obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders. While the conditions can occur throughout the lifespan, there are unique considerations when it comes to anxiety and OCD in younger...

Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder in Teens

Being a teenager is difficult. Teens go through many changes, including social and educational changes and hormonal mood swings. Sometimes teens act without thinking if they will get into trouble, with out-of-character actions, thoughts, and feelings all being part of the typical teen experience...

Understanding Anxiety in Kids and Teens

As a parent, teacher, babysitter, or even neighbor, you may notice behavior that concerns you. Though you may not be able to immediately identify it, you know something is not right. Anxiety in children can show up in different ways, such as avoidance of activities or experiences, irritability, and...

Everything You Need To Know About Child & Teen Mental Health

Child and adolescent mental health has finally started to get the attention it deserves. Behavior that was once seen as kids being kids—like teens being rebellious or children misbehaving at home or school—may be due to the onset of mental health conditions in young people. Over half of all cases of...

Video: Understanding ADHD in Kids & Teens

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in kids and teens. However, it can also affect adults if left undiagnosed or unaddressed. It can have an impact on the emotions and behaviors of children, and it can affect their ability to...

Video: When Young People + School = Anxiety

School can be stressful at any age, and it’s perfectly natural for K-12 students to experience some level of anxiety. But for some kids and teens, school-related anxiety can grow so intense that it hinders their learning and mental well-being and might even lead them to avoid school altogether. So...

Building Dreams, Burnishing Hopes: The New Child and Adolescent Campus

At the center of nearly every major fundraising campaign is a compelling opportunity or need, a key goal that is essential to the organization’s mission yet requires a robust response from the philanthropic community in order to achieve. While The Way Forward: Campaign for McLean boasts numerous...

Video: Addressing and Preventing Self-Harm in Kids & Teens

Growing up is difficult, and can result in a barrage of overwhelming thoughts and emotions in kids and teens. Self-harm is a way that they may try to cope with strong feelings they’re experiencing—but it’s also a sign of serious distress, may point to other mental health concerns, and could have...

Video: Anxiety in Kids and Teens 101

Experiencing anxiety is a natural part of growing up, and there’s no question that kids and teens face many very real reasons to feel anxious. Typically, they learn to navigate those feelings. But when anxiety persists and becomes seemingly unmanageable, it can impact schoolwork, relationships, and...

Video: 3East – McLean’s DBT Programs for Teens

For some young people, it can be challenging to navigate everyday life. Some may struggle with worrisome thoughts or risky behaviors. Some may have trouble navigating relationships or emotions. Many may be encountering mental health symptoms that they cannot manage on their own. The 3East programs...