by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Jun 22, 2024 | Anxiety, Teens
Separation anxiety is a mental health condition characterized by excessive worry and distress when a person is separated from a primary caregiver or attachment figure. It’s most commonly seen in young children due to heavily relying on their parent or caregiver to...
by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Jun 16, 2024 | Depression, Teens
Teen depression is a real issue that affects millions of teens each year in the United States. In fact, an estimated 3.8 million teens between 12 and 17 experience at least one major depressive episode a year. The teen years are supposed to be fun and exciting. What...
by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Jun 13, 2024 | Lightfully Treatment, Teens
Depression and suicidality are on the rise among teens in California. These trends align with a more significant mental health crisis for youth across the United States. Several national and world crises have played a role in worsening mental health among teens. These...
by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Jun 7, 2024 | Anxiety, Depression, Teens
A national mental health crisis has been growing for several years. Teens are grappling with a lot of large-scale societal issues they can’t control. Climate change, school shootings and social unrest are just a few of the top drivers of anxiety and depression in...
by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Jun 4, 2024 | Depression, Teens
Many teens spend the final weeks of the school year making plans and looking forward to summer fun. But for others, the last afternoon bell marks a very difficult transition. When summer weather heats up and school is out, this can be a time when environmental changes...
by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Jun 1, 2024 | PTSD, Teens
Our clinical understanding of trauma and related disorders has changed a lot in the past 10 years or so. We’ve learned how responses vary across age groups. We also know that emotional neglect and unstable caregiver relationships, as well as specific events, can...
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