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How Parents Can Help Teenagers with Anxiety
According to the US National Institute of Mental Health, one in three people aged between 13 and 18 have an anxiety disorder.1 There are ways that parents can help their teenagers with their anxiety problems. Recognizing anxiety in teenagers Anxiety is a normal sensation that everybody experiences from time to time. It is a reaction…
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Announcing New Clinical Leadership at New York Center for Living
Founded on a Desire to Help The New York Center for Living was founded in 2007, by Elizabeth Kabler, to fulfill a dire need in New York City to address the developmentally unique challenges of adolescents, young adults and their families facing issues of substance use and associated mental health disorders. Over a decade later,…
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The Unique Challenge in Treating Co-Occurring Disorders
Co-occurring disorders are multiple disorders that are known to occur in the same individual at the same time. There are many different diagnostic categories …
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2019 Brain Awareness Week March 11 – 17
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research…
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2019 Eating Disorder Awareness & Screening Week Feb. 25 – March 3
Let’s get real – eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), Center for Living is helping change the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! But because of stigma and old stereotypes, many people don’t get the support they deserve. 30 million Americans will struggle with a full-blown…
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How We Approach Family Interventions
What is an Intervention? According to Al Anon, an intervention is a deliberate process designed to help another person – a family member, loved one, friend or colleague – recognize and change self-destructive thoughts, feelings or behaviors. The intent is to confront the person in a non-threatening way. It’s an approach that focuses on helping…
