by Terry Levy | Sep 16, 2022 | Addiction, Attachment
Each September, during National Recovery Month, we celebrate those in recovery from a substance use disorder and the many professionals, families and organizations that support them. We know that when adolescents or teens are successful in their recovery, statistics...
by Terry Levy | Dec 9, 2020 | Psychology
Each year, the American Psychological Association (APA) surveys people across the United States about stress. The 2020 survey reveals that stress from COVID-19, along with stress related to health care, the economy, racial issues and social unrest, climate change, and...
by Terry Levy | Oct 24, 2019 | Attachment
Since we first began looking at violence among young people and school safety in the late 1990s, we have seen some very encouraging trends. Despite the perceptions that schools are less safe, data show that bullying, violence and crime have actually decreased over the...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Oct 6, 2014 | Psychology, Theory & Research
We always encourage parents to have regular conversations with their teen children to create secure bonding, but new research suggests that talking with depressed teens about how things can get better can help them cope better with their circumstances. David Yeager,...