We all get cuts and bruises, right? When you see one on your teenager, you ask, “What happened?” and they’ll probably reply with something like, “My friend’s cat scratched me,” or “I hit my hand on a desk at school.” But what do you do when those cuts and scrapes...
Suicide is a serious matter, but we often hear teens make “jokes” like “If I have to look at one more math equation, I’m going to kill myself,” or “I’d rather die than have to wake up early tomorrow.” While their tone may be light, the implication can still be...
What do you do when you want to help someone close to you who has PTSD, but they keep pushing you away? It’s never easy, especially when you see them struggle with a mental health disorder like PTSD. What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric...
When you meet someone, it’s easy to make a snap judgment about them. We believe that based on their behavior, personality and facial expressions during a conversation, that we have an understanding of who they are. But people often wear a mask, and you may be...
Marriage is hard, but divorce can be harder, which is why depression can occur after a married couple breaks up. While the rate of marriage is 5.1 marriages per every 1,000 people, divorce has a rate of 2.3 per every 1,000 people. As an adult, you probably know at...
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