Posts Tagged ‘Treatment’

Reading Time: 6 minutes Why do young people self-harm and how they can find self-harm recovery? Since self-harm typically starts in early to mid-adolescence, many young adults who struggle with this behavior may have been in treatment before, were able to stop, and then had a self-harm relapse during a period of emotional distress. Preventing self-harm relapse starts with […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes Nearly half of all young adults in California and around the country are experiencing anxiety and depression, according to new research. This age group is struggling more than any other demographic. However, there are not enough California mental health treatment centers or providers to address this crisis among young people. In fact, California has one of […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes You might not know what it’s called, but you may have experienced it: a sense of impending doom and feelings of shame and worry the morning after a night of drinking. These emotions are paired with physical symptoms, like shakiness and nausea. This uncomfortable state is known as hangxiety (sometimes spelled hangziety or hanxiety). Also […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes Nearly half of all young adults in California and around the country are experiencing anxiety and depression, according to new research. This age group (18–25) is struggling more than any other demographic. However, there are not enough providers or mental health facilities in Southern California to address this crisis among young people. In fact, the region […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes Does trauma come in different sizes? In the mental health field, traumatic experiences are sometimes categorized as big T vs. little t trauma. The idea is that some traumatic events are more intense and severe than others.  Regardless of how they are labeled, however, all types of trauma can have negative effects on young adults. […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Like their peers around the country, Minnesota’s young adult population is experiencing the long-term negative mental health repercussions of the pandemic. New research shows the one out of every three adults in the North Star State experienced a mental health condition last year. This mental health crisis is exacerbated by a shortage of Minnesota treatment […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes When we think about hip hop artists, we don’t usually think about anxious or depressed rappers. Rap artists have a reputation as being tough and invulnerable. But some rap stars are changing that perception—and helping to reduce stigma—by writing rap songs about mental health. In fact, a recent study found that the number of rap […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes As we approach nearly a year of living with the COVID pandemic, the stress of ongoing uncertainty is creating what’s known as change fatigue. And this frustration and exhaustion is complicated by a related issue called decision fatigue. In some ways, we have fewer choices than ever before. Yet at the same time, every choice […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes Young adults are more likely than any other age group to smoke marijuana. While cigarette smoking among this demographic has declined and alcohol use has remained level, more young adults are vaping or smoking marijuana than ever before. As a result, the need for marijuana addiction rehab is also on the rise. In addition, the […]