Articles For Parents

Teen residential stays are commonly grouped into 30, 60, and 90 day episodes, and the work in the house shifts as each stage passes.

Hillside Horizon houses two teens per bedroom in gender-specific neighborhood homes, and the same clinical team stays with your family from the first call through discharge.

Your teen's week in residential care runs on a schedule, and yours suddenly runs on nothing.

Psychiatric hospital vs residential treatment for teens: one stabilizes a crisis in days, the other treats what caused it over months. How to tell them apart and what to ask.

A coach needs a return window and a point of contact.

Closed doors and shorter answers are normal at 14.

A teen mental health safety plan is a one-page document a clinician writes with your teen during a stable moment.

A plain way to tell grandparents and other relatives that your teen is entering residential treatment, including who needs to hear it first, a four-sentence script for.

Key Takeaways Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is more than typical teen rebellion.

When distressing events overwhelm a young person's ability to cope, the effects can ripple through every area of development.

Key Takeaways Negative peer pressure is a powerful social force that can impact mental health, decision making, and safety, especially during adolescence.

Key Takeaways Peer pressure can be positive or negative and shows up in everyday teen life through scenarios like vaping at parties, sexting in group chats.