by kayla | Sep 8, 2025 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical, Program, Research
Christina Buttons, Speaking Out to Help Change the Narrative about Teen Residential Treatment Christina Buttons is an investigative reporter at the Manhattan Institute. Her work focuses on a range of social issues, including youth mental health treatment. Her data...
by kayla | Aug 29, 2025 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical, Program
Trust: The Hardest and Most Important Work When Your Child Is in Residential Treatment When your child is in residential treatment for mental health challenges, the concept of trust can feel complicated, fragile, and sometimes, painfully out of reach. You may trust...
by kayla | Aug 4, 2025 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical, Program, Uncategorized
For many parents, school refusal can feel like a baffling and frustrating challenge. One morning, your teen simply can’t—or won’t—get out the door. What starts as a day or two of missed classes can quickly snowball into weeks of missed learning, mounting anxiety, and...
by kayla | Jul 24, 2025 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical, Program, Uncategorized
As a professional or fellow parent with a struggling teenager, the question comes up often – “how do I help my teen find their motivation?” Parenting a teenager—especially one who’s struggling—often feels like walking a tightrope. You want to guide them,...
by kayla | Jul 10, 2025 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical, Program, Uncategorized
Let’s face it, parenting has never been easy—but in today’s world, it can feel more overwhelming than ever. The pressures of social media, academic demands, shifting cultural expectations, and rising mental health concerns have created a parenting landscape that is...
by kayla | Jun 27, 2025 | Admissions, Clinical, Program
When your teen is in residential treatment, it’s natural to feel a sense of urgency—urgency to see progress, to right past wrongs, to get everything “back on track.” As a parent, you may find yourself focusing on what needs to change: the behaviors, the...
