The teenage years are an important time of transition. In addition to managing major shifts in responsibility as they move toward adulthood, teens are faced with enormous pressure from school, friends, work and family. While trying to balance their dependence on their parents with a desire to exert individuality, teens are going through extreme emotional and physical changes.
These realities can lead to some common issues facing teens today: depression, eating disorders and substance abuse. Statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimate that 20 percent of teens will experience depression before reaching adulthood; of those, 30 percent are likely to develop a substance abuse problem.
Some signs that your teen may be struggling are: agitated or restless behavior, weight loss or gain, a drop in grades, trouble concentrating, ongoing feelings of sadness, not caring about people and things, lack of motivation, fatigue, loss of energy and lack of interest in activities, low self-esteem, trouble falling asleep or run-ins with the law. Many of these issues are temporary and can be treated easily if detected early.
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Child & Family Solutions- Therapeutic Services: Outpatient Treatment
- Therapeutic Services: Group Therapy
- Therapeutic Services: Transitional Services
- Therapeutic Services: Department of Youth Corrections, Detained Program
- Family Services: Family Preservation
- Family Services: Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
- Family Services: Family Advocate
- Family Services: Promote Safe and Stable Families
- Family Services: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
- Assessments: Firesetter's Assessments
- Assessments: Mental Health Needs Assessments
- Assessments: Global Assessments
- Crisis Services
- Career Services: Career Services Evaluation/Intake
- Education: Education Evaluation/Intake
- Education: Communication Skills Training
- Education: GED Preparation Training
- Education: GED Testing
- Education: Education Tutoring
- Education: Post-Secondary Training
- Competitive Living Skills: Community Living Services
- Competitive Living Skills: Transition and Reintegration Training
- Competitive Living Skills: City Transportation Training
- Competitive Living Skills: Anger/Stress Management Group
- Competitive Living Skills: Peer to Peer Groups
- Competitive Living Skills: Petty Theft
- Competitive Living Skills: Conflict Resolution
- Competitive Living Skills: Introduction into Cooking
- Training: Custodial Training
- Training: Clerical Training
- Training: Cashier Training
- Training: Customer Service Training
- Training: Culinary Training
- Training: Introduction to Construction
- Training: Computer Assessment
- Training: Computer Training
- Restorative Justice Based Practices: Victim Offender Conferences
- Restorative Justice Based Practices: Reintegration Circles
- Restorative Justice Based Practices: Family Group Conferencing
- Pathways Access Center Services: Group Classes
- Pathways Access Center Services: Peer Support