“My Teen is Cutting: Please Help.”

Updated on 2/10/2023 Cutting is a form of self-harm behavior that is used to relieve inner stress and anxiety. Cutting refers to taking a sharp object to the skin to make small cuts in the body, usually on the arms and legs. Like other forms of self-injury behavior, when a teen is cutting, it is […]…

Suicide in Adolescents

Suicidal ideations are thoughts involving killing oneself and often are directly related to mental health illnesses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, eating disorders and substance abuse disorders. Unfortunately this subject matter is not discussed regularly and as a result suicide is often overlooked in the United States and in some areas may even be […]…