It's a situation nothing can prepare you for and one that no one wants to experience. Your child is in urgent need of care and is refusing to go to treatment. Nothing you’ve already tried has worked, and you have serious concerns about your child's safety. For some families, the only option left is to hire a treatment transportation team. However, there are many misconceptions involving these businesses

Often when we think about teens smoking weed, we think of scenes like That Seventies Show, with kids enjoying the giddy side effects and having fun. There is another side to marijuana use though, and it isn’t often talked about in the media.

Sometimes when people think of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) they have a narrow view of what the condition involves. You may jump to the stereotypical excessive-handwashing version of OCD, or obsessively checking the stove to make sure they turned off the burner. These are examples of how OCD can show up, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.

What is your gender? The answer to this question is no longer limited to the binary response of “male or female”. Our culture is shifting to be more inclusive of many gender variations, and this has been liberating for so many people of all ages who have felt misrepresented by the labels assigned to them.

Addiction and substance abuse are widespread problems in our culture, and often we become so invested in the discussion about the use of substances, we can overlook underlying factors, most commonly, trauma.

If someone meets criteria for a condition, it seems as though it should be equally obvious in biological males and females, right? A diagnosis is a diagnosis, after all. Data shows us that for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) this is not the case.

The way we connect with each other as humans influences every aspect of life, from our daily interactions with people around us to the health of our intimate relationships and view of ourselves. Each of us has an attachment style that typically falls within four general categories: secure, avoidant, resistant, and disorganized.

The connection between psychosis and the use of marijuana is a complicated one to assess. It is tricky due to the many factors that can potentially be at play. Although the research on this topic is growing, it's still somewhat limited.

If going into the woods sounds like an intimidating prospect, or the opposite of a therapeutic experience, it may be worth a second look. Wilderness therapy is growing in popularity because of its effectiveness with a multitude of populations, including kids.

“Failure to launch” is a term that refers to young adults who remain in the home of their parents or caregivers, for a longer period of time than what is traditionally expected. There are many reasons young adults struggle to maintain independence.

Often when people hear the term EMDR as a mental health treatment method, they wonder three things: what do the letters stand for, will it hurt, and does it work? The answers to that three-part question are: Eye Movement Desensitization…

Often even the most emotionally reticent teens connect with holiday wonder. It is, indeed, the most wonderful time of the year (or it is supposed to be, according to the song and the hyper-energetic festivity).

Ask any group of parents about their fears for their teenager and you will get a zillion different responses. There are plenty of things to worry about when it comes to teens (we earn these gray hairs, afterall).