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Why Teenage Sleep Is So Important for Mental Health
It should come as no surprise that a serious lack of sleep, or seriously disturbed sleep, is one of the most common symptoms of depression among adolescents. After all, however tired you might feel, it’s hard to drop off if Read more >>
What Teletherapy Is and Why It Works
written by Liza Bennigson, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications In the early days of the pandemic, CHC implemented a remote model of care using a HIPAA-compliant healthcare platform on Zoom so that our nonprofit mental health agency could continue Read more >>
The Difference Between Hope and Optimism
Some of the people who have done the best have been downright pessimistic about the outside world, but they’ve paid less attention to external circumstances and focused more on what they could do to persevere. Read more >>
Worried About Your Teen on Social Media? Here’s How to Help
The Wall Street Journal revealed last week that researchers at Instagram had studied for years how its photo-sharing app affects young users and found that it can be particularly harmful to teenage girls, news that alarmed parents and lawmakers. Read more >>
Many parents don’t know how best to support their teens, especially when everyone around them seems to be frantically tutoring, managing, and helicoptering. The Parent Compass provides guidance on what parents’ roles should be in supporting their teens’ mental health Read more >>
My Life is Worth Living™ is the first animated series that models the human connection shown to be protective against suicide. The series tells stories of characters who face some of the most difficult issues that young people deal with Read more >>
A Parent’s Journey: A Child With Anxiety and Depression
From panic attacks to self-harm, one brave mom shares her story of supporting her daughter with anxiety and depression. Don’t miss our conversation with Kimm Angel in this Voices of Compassion podcast as she shares strategies for supporting your child Read more >>
Learn How to Tell if Your Child Is Depressed and the Best Ways to Help
Does your child seem unusually sad, irritable or quiet lately? Such changes in mood could be due to a temporary stress in life. But how do you know if it’s something more? Read more >>
Rates of childhood depression have been rising in the last several years. Yet, information and awareness about childhood depression has not caught on at the same rate. Many well-intentioned adults still believe that children ‘can’t get depressed. They are so Read more >>
Teen Depression: More Than Just Moodiness [downloadable]
Being a teenager can be tough, but it shouldn’t feel hopeless. If you have been feeling sad most of the time for a few weeks or longer and you’re not able to concentrate or do the things you used to Read more >>
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CHC Palo Alto:
650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
CHC Ravenswood:
1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
