Teen Mental Health Archives - Child, Youth, & Families Liaison

How to Support a Friend With Mental Health Challenges

By: Katherine Martinelli We rely on our friends for a lot of things, and that definitely includes providing emotional support when things are difficult. So it makes sense that teenagers struggling with mental health challenges would turn to their friends to vent, unload, and ask for backup. But it can be difficult to figure out

By rickochocki|2018-06-14T12:34:58-08:00June 14th, 2018|Categories: Blog|Tags: children's mental health, mental health, Teen Mental Health, Teens|Comments Off

Protecting Our LGBTQ+ Youth

By Paul Paris, Ph.D. Growing up is hard to do! For all of us, especially adolescents and young adults, exploring who we are, what we want in life, and our friendships and intimate relationships are especially important. It’s not always easy navigating our independence with what our parents and family members may expect or want