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Engaging youth as leaders and partners can improve substance use prevention: a call to action to support youth engagement practice and research Summary and Analysis The recent research by Ballard et al. (2023) in the article, Engaging youth as leaders and partners can improve substance use prevention: a call to
Life as a teenager is often filled with hurdles, challenges, and setbacks. Learning to bounce back from these difficult circumstances is essential to living a healthy and fulfilling life, and building teen resilience is the path to taking your challenges in stride. Resilience training for teens can teach you how
Life as a teenager isn’t always easy. Between the pressure of schoolwork, obligations at home, navigating social challenges, and developing your sense of identity in the world, stress during adolescence can quickly feel like it’s too much to bear. Keeping open communication with parents is one of the best tools
Goal setting for teens is essential for achieving success in life. Remember, it’s a process – it simply doesn’t happen all at once. But by setting meaningful goals in your teenage years, you can start the process of building what you want to achieve, creating the life you want to
The friends you have in your adolescence play a pivotal role in developing your own identity. Building healthy relationships is an important component of maintaining your mental health and setting yourself up for success in the future. Project Eden has specialized outpatient and prevention services for teens. See the programs
Missing Opportunities in Screening and Treating Alcohol Disorder Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) remains a critical public health challenge, yet significant gaps persist in screening, advising, and treating individuals who meet the criteria for AUD. A recent analysis of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data from 2015
Finding a passion and purpose is one of the best ways to resist teenage drug and alcohol use. Exploring healthy activities and personal interests can help inspire teens to prioritize the things that matter most in life, build a sense of independence, and resist the influences that promote substance use.
Mastering effective communication skills can help you resist peer pressure, make healthier decisions, and build your emotional intelligence. But learning to communicate effectively and say no is about more than just avoiding potential dangers and can help you in nearly every aspect of your life. Saying no when it matters
Learning coping mechanisms for stress and anxiety is an important strategy for managing your mental health. This is particularly true for adolescents, who experience higher rates of anxiety than their adult counterparts and often don’t have the lived experience of how to overcome stressful situations. Project Eden offers counseling for
Boosting your teen’s confidence can be a challenge, especially during adolescence when teens struggle with challenges such as a negative self-image or lack of a strong self-concept. Building a stable sense of self is an important developmental milestone, and the sooner your teen can create a positive self-image the better
As a parent, you can be the strongest supporter of your teen’s path to substance use recovery. Recovering from a substance use disorder isn’t always easy, but by creating a healthy and supportive environment for your teen to flourish in, you can help them turn a new leaf and create
Teen drug and alcohol use can cause a number of changes – not just to your body, but to your personality, your brain, and the way you view and approach the world. Science can provide substantial insight into why these changes occur, as well as how you can revert some
Teen substance use is often driven by pressure to fit in, and this can make it hard for a teen to resist peer pressure. As tempting as it can be to try the drugs your friends or acquaintances may be doing, the risks of substance use during adolescence aren’t worth
Teen substance misuse is both highly common and disproportionately dangerous. While teenage years are marked by experimentation and even risk-taking, adolescent drug use can lead to devastating consequences that simply aren’t worth the risk. Feeling overwhelmed? Talk it out with someone who gets it. Text 510-256-9420 and we’ll get back
Teen drug use should always be a cause of concern for parents. But detecting drug and alcohol use isn’t always easy, and if your teen has started using drugs, they may go to extensive lengths to hide their substance use behavior. Looking out for the warning signs of teen drug
Every parent wants their children to make better decisions for their mental and physical health, but learning how to talk to your teen about drug use can be extremely difficult. Having a productive conversation about substance use with your teenager can help keep them on the right path and avoid
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