The following resources can give you guidance when seeking help for troubled teenagers.
10 Common Mistakes Parents Make When Seeking Treatment
Lon Woodbury shares insights from his many years of helping parents with struggling teens, and has outlined the top 10 mistakes parents make when they are beginning to search for residential schools and programs. He helps you rethink initial assumptions that may lead to self-defeating choices.
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When To Seek Help For Your Child
Parents are usually the first to recognize that their child has an emotional or behavioral problem. But seeking professional help can be difficult and painful. This information from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry outlines the signs to look for to help determine whether psychiatric evaluation may be useful.
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The Eckerd Model for Residential Treatment
More than 100,000 children have experienced The Eckerd Model for Residential Treatment, which accents building self-confidence, accepting responsibility for personal choices and redirecting behavior. Three essential elements are dependent upon each other and equally vital to the program’s success. LEARN MORE
Jack Eckerd’s Remedy for Troubled Youth
Jack Eckerd, founder of Eckerd, the nonprofit parent company of Eckerd Academy, believed that society would generate the biggest return on investment by helping troubled and at-risk children turn their lives around. He and wife Ruth developed a remedy that’s been proven time and time again. LEARN MORE
Wilderness Study Reveals Benefits to Adolescents
A study by the University of Idaho-Wilderness Research Center of 858 adolescents participating in outdoor behavioral healthcare treatment, or wilderness therapy camp, indicates significant reductions in behavior and emotional symptoms as a result of this type of treatment. LEARN MORE
Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
The National Institute of Mental Health research shows that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14. Helping young children and their parents manage difficulties early in life may prevent the development of disorders later. LEARN MORE
