June 5th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Schools for troubled teens had been discussed around the family table for over a month. Bill and Gale were torn between sending their son Tod, a recovering meth addict, to one of several well recommended troubled teen boarding schools or to allow him to stay in the school that he loved so much.
Tod had spent […]
June 5th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Teen crisis intervention is imperative when a teenager takes their life. In many instances teen suicide can reverberate across a small community of teens, sometimes triggering “copy cat” suicides. Because teen depression tends to be dismissed by many parents, the symptoms are not always recognized.
Teens at risk for suicide will start withdrawing from their family, […]
June 5th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Teens at risk are found in all cultures, across all languages, in small town and large. Even in ethnic communities which shield themselves from popular culture with strong traditional values, the specter of teen age drug abuse is on the rise.
“Katoa would like to see more events like the youth summit, only staffed by professional […]