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Preventing Suicide in College Students
In 2013, studies found that over 40% of college students experienced anxiety and over 35% experienced depression. A later study, conducted in 2018, found that 1 in 5 college students considered suicide as a way to escape their stressors. An estimated 1,000 students...
What Are the Signs of Early Onset Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia most commonly presents itself in young adulthood. Men are most likely to begin exhibiting symptoms in their early 20s, while women are more likely to exhibit the first symptoms in their late 20s. Early onset schizophrenia refers to schizophrenia that...
Trauma Bonding: What Is It and Why Do We Do It?
Have you ever seen a friend in a relationship that was clearly toxic and unhealthy, and wonder why they chose to stay with that partner? It's often easier for people outside of a relationship to recognize the signs of an abusive relationship. Trauma bonding, which is...
Stressful Relationships: Signs Your Relationship Is Giving You Anxiety
Every relationship involves conflicts, resolutions, and a fair amount of struggle. However, overly-stressful relationships are not healthy relationships. There are times when stressful events can occur during a relationship, such as a loved one dying, financial...
How to Maintain Healthy Boundaries in Your Relationships
Maintaining healthy boundaries within your relationship is no easy feat. When we're in love with a partner, it's natural to make them the center of our entire world. If you want to avoid codependency within your relationship, though, you'll take care to establish...
Nutrition for Recovering Addicts: 7 Benefits of Having a Good Diet
1 out of every 7 Americans will face substance abuse issues in their lives, yet only 10% will seek and receive treatment. You or a loved one may be struggling with drug abuse, but may have realized it's an issue and is trying to turn your life around for the better....
The Signs of High Functioning Depression: A Helpful Guide
Did you know that major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability for Americans between the ages of 15 and 44? And, did you know that major depressive disorder affects 6.7 million American adults- or 16.7 percent of the population- in any given year?...
Trauma Causes Real Mental Illness, Become Part Of The Change
At some point in almost every person’s life, an experience so deeply distressing will occur that it can be deemed a traumatic experience. This occurrence may be the death of a loved one, a series of unfortunate and often catastrophic events, or simply the witnessing...
How to Support a Loved One Through Treatment
One of the questions that people frequently ask us is how they can best support their loved one who is participating in our program. Many people don’t know how to support their loved ones during their journey to recovery aside from having them participate in our...
Easy Ways to Practice Good Mental Hygiene
The importance of practicing good mental hygiene is now being understood better than ever. In the past, people used to believe that mental illness wasn’t real, or that people who claimed to be suffering from mental illnesses were either doing it for attention or...
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