Ben Mahoney, Author at Discovery Mood & Anxiety Program

Anxiety attacks, formally known as panic attacks, are scary. As a parent, it can be extremely devastating to witness your child…

Anxiety disorders are known to affect 25% of children between 13 and 18 years of age and can severely interfere with…

Updated on 05/20/24 Between 1 in 4 and 1 in 3 students in the United States say they have been bullied…

As adults, we tend to downplay or underestimate the amount and seriousness of bullying that occurs in our children’s schools. Bullying…

Raising a teenager can be very challenging. Teenagers are in a state of limbo where they are trying to seek their…

As a parent, it can be heartbreaking to see your child sad or upset, even if it is momentary. Most children…

Just like adults, children and teenagers often exhibit signs of stress around the holidays. If a child is known to have…

Teenagers face a host of pressures, from the hormonal changes of puberty and building their self-esteem, to facing peer pressure about…

Studies have shown that approximately one in five teenagers suffer from depression at some point in their life. Depression is highly…

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more than 41,000 individuals die by suicide each year, making suicide the 10th…