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One of the main concerns you have as a parent will be if your teen has an addiction. The first thing you need to do is actually confirm it. If your teen has shown that they can go hours or even days without needing to vape, then they’re ok. If they struggle, then you may […]
The benefits of emotional sobriety It’s no secret that every addict struggles with the foundational inability to shift our thinking and successfully process emotion. The common theme for my upbringing was complete and utter avoidance. If I didn’t like the way I was feeling or the way a relationship was unfolding, I’d avoid […]
Five of the most common mental illnesses affecting teens Our teen years are the most formative, bridging the path from childhood into adulthood and determining what kind of person we grow into. While we can write off strange behaviors or disturbing thoughts in children as nothing more than personality quirks that will soon […]
The Benefits of Online Therapy When one thinks of therapy, they imagine someone lying on a couch, talking about their life, while a therapist scribbles everything down on their notepad. Many don’t imagine therapy as someone chatting through their phone while on their commute, or video chatting with their therapist inside their home. […]
Register for Mental Health First Aid Training With 1 in 4 experiencing mental illness in their lifetime, you’re much more likely to encounter someone in a mental health crisis than someone having a heart attack. Learn how to help with this groundbreaking public education program. Ascent can help facilitate this training for agencies. […]
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