Starting school after a summer vacation triggers behavioral problems in many troubled children and teens. A rocky start can result in problem behavior for a couple of months. Your child does poor academically during those months, and their behavior primes teachers to treat them differently. This guest article by Eileen Devine, LCSW, breaks down the …
Odd, eccentric, a little weird: people experiencing psychosis are living in dream space. If you haven’t experienced psychosis yourself, it’s a little like the period just before you awake, when you’re in a dream but also aware of your surroundings. Your dream and emerging consciousness weave together in a wonderful or horrible or simply odd …
You may already be a member of the 911 Club, a community of parents who depend on emergency services for managing their mentally ill child. Our T-shirts are black and blue like bruises. Only people raising a mentally ill child or young adult join. Club rules are simple: 1. Focus on safety first. 2. Continually …