In a time when so many young people are suffering, it feels wrong to talk about “silver linings.” But if there is anything positive that has resulted from the youth mental health crisis, it is increased awareness around mental health symptoms and conditions. Individuals, families, and communities have had to confront the fact that everything is not…
What we experience in childhood impacts us for the rest of our lives. Most of us know that firsthand, from our own personal history. But over decades of research, experts have come to understand that certain types of experiences during our formative years can have long-lasting effects on our health and well-being. And they’ve created…
Every teen and young adult who is struggling—regardless of background, economic status, or geographical location—deserves the highest-quality treatment available. Meanwhile, the data on lack of access to mental healthcare is devastating: 2022 statistics from Mental Health America show that 60 percent of youth with depression—and in some states, more than 70 percent—receive no mental health…
When US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, issued an advisory on youth mental health in December 2021, he focused the nation’s attention on a crisis that had been brewing for decades. While Dr. Murthy acknowledged the significant impact of the pandemic on young people, he also acknowledged that mental health issues among this age…
Newport Director of Clinical Program Development Heather Hagen, M.S., L.M.F.T. describes how to forgive yourself.
Newport Healthcare is dedicated to providing ongoing professional development opportunities through in-depth certificate programs, interactive online workshops, CE classes, and more. Our ultimate goal is to support mental health professionals in the essential work of guiding young people to a better future. Online CE Opportunities Newport offers ongoing education and connection through national and regional…
Change is inevitable, and it inevitably creates stress. But that’s not necessarily bad. Whether change is negative (like losing a job) or positive (like graduating from college or getting married), it requires a readjustment of the way we navigate our daily lives. And that creates opportunities for growth as well as challenges to overcome. Over…
