How EMDR and ABFT Support Each Other in Adolescent and Young Adult Treatment
Both powerful, effective modalities in their own right, EMDR and ABFT can support each other in treating trauma and depression.
Industry Articles
Research and insights from our team of expert thought leaders in the teen and young adult mental health industry.
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Nature or Nurture? A Q&A on Epigenetics and Mental Health with Dr. Jennifer Dragonette
Epigenetics is a new and groundbreaking concept in the field of psychology and mental health. Epigenetics research is revealing that our genes can actually turn on or turn off in response to what happens in our life and how our environment affects us. This understanding has finally put to bed the age-old debate regarding nature…
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Why Pediatricians Are On the Front Lines of the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Pediatricians, family physicians, and ER doctors across the country are seeing a dramatic rise in the number of adolescent and young adult patients suffering from mental health symptoms. A new study found that the percentage of mental health–related outpatient visits among teens and young adults nearly doubled from 2006 to 2019, increasing from 9 to…
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988 Suicide Prevention Hotline Helps Create Easier Access to Crisis Support
Category: Industry ArticlesOn July 16, 2022, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number transitions to just three digits: 988. As youth suicide rates continue to increase, the goal of the new 988 hotline is to make help more easily accessible in a moment of crisis. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the United States among…
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Why Trauma-Informed Care Is an Essential Component of Teen and Young Adult Treatment
Once considered a focused style of treatment for a small subset of patients, trauma-informed care (TIC) is now a critical component of mental healthcare for a wide range of conditions. Due to the high rates of trauma exposure within the general US population, this approach is becoming widespread within both inpatient and outpatient settings, for…
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A Treatment Guide for Moving from Awareness to Action
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…
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Addressing the Gap in Care for Teens and Young Adults in Texas
Category: Industry ArticlesLike their peers around the country, adolescents and young adults in Texas are struggling with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and other co-occurring disorders. Yet, according to Mental Health America’s 2022 rankings, it’s harder for young people to access treatment in Texas than it is in any other state in the nation. Nearly three-quarters of Texas…
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When Online Therapy Isn’t Enough: Supporting Clients Who Need a Higher Level of Care
As the country gradually emerges from one of the most challenging years in modern history, the extent of the mental health repercussions remains to be seen. What we do know is that more young people than ever before are struggling—and the majority of them aren’t getting the help they need. According to Mental Health America’s…
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How the ACE Questionnaire Measures Childhood Trauma and Predicts Future Health
Category: Industry ArticlesWhat 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…
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Overcoming Obstacles to Care: How Families Can Access the Highest-Quality Treatment for Young People
Category: Industry ArticlesEvery 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: 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 services…
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The US Surgeon General’s Advice for Healthcare Providers and Educators
Category: Industry ArticlesWhen 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…
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How Parents Can Be Part of the Solution: A Q&A with Newport Executive Directors Danielle and Michael Roeske
Category: Industry ArticlesWhen parents first bring their teen or young adult children to Newport, it’s not just the children who are struggling. Parents are typically in a state of fight-or-flight—drained, hopeless, and feeling a myriad of difficult emotions, from guilt and shame to resentment and frustration. In this Q&A, Danielle Roeske, PsyD, and Michael Roeske, PsyD, Executive…
