3 Strategies For Helping Distressed Young People Become More Resilient
Is the United States facing an epidemic of lost and distressed youth who struggle to handle the daily challenges of life? Statistics say yes. The suicide rate for young people is on the rise, and...
View ArticleSocial Media Use More Likely to Make Girls Depressed
Though social media can be a helpful tool for teenagers to learn and connect with friends, experts have long warned that too much social media can come with downsides. There appears to be a connection...
View ArticleAlleviating Anxiety
Expert offers tools for handling fear, worry, panic and obsessive thinking. By Ronelle Grier, Contributing Writer Anxiety is invisible, yet it can ravage the lives of those who suffer from it. Anxiety...
View ArticleHelp Wanted
By Aerin Fink It started with the lice. After two months of camping, I had tiny bugs crawling all over my scalp. I knew all it would take to get rid of them was a shower cap, conditioner and a comb;...
View ArticleJulie Lythcott-Haims Shares Insights from ‘How to Raise an Adult’ at Temple...
Julie Lythcott-Haims encourages parents and professionals to take a second look at their parenting tactics. By Allison Jacobs There is no exact science to parenting, but as New York Times bestselling...
View ArticleThe Downfalls of Perfectionism
Jillian Lesson, a high school student at Frankel Jewish Academy, explores the idea of being perfectly imperfect. By Jillian Lesson Perfectionism. That word seems to have such a positive connotation,...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Vaping for Teens with ADHD
Young people with ADHD are at greater risk for e-cigarette nicotine addiction. By Elizabeth Katz When Jewish teen Leah was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) last year, she...
View ArticleHow to Support LGBTQ+ Teens
By Ronelle Grier Photography by Anthony Lanzilote Parental support in particular is essential to teens within gender and sexual minorities. Today’s teens are under pressure like never before. Along...
View ArticleThe Trouble with Unrecognized Trauma
Unrecognized or unprocessed trauma from childhood can affect our daily functioning and behavior patterns as adults. Do you ever have thoughts, feelings or behavior patterns that bother you, but you’ve...
View Article5 Ways to Limit Your Child’s Phone Use
In world where most of us are glued to or phones, consider these five tips to help your child develop healthy phone use. Sponsored by Viewpoint Psychology and Wellness How do you limit smart phone and...
View ArticleHow EMDR Therapy Can Help
Therapist Lori Gordon-Michaeli breaks down what EMDR therapy is and how it can help people process and resolve traumas. Developed by Francine Shapiro Ph.D., this special therapy, known as Eye Movement...
View ArticleWe Need to Talk…and Listen, Too
Federation launches podcast as latest channel of communication in youth mental health program. Photography by John Hardwick The power of talking about mental health…just think about how often it starts...
View ArticleHow to Help Students Manage Stress and Anxiety Before College
Parents and therapists can play a role in helping students manage stress and set realistic expectations as they prepare for college. Sponsored by Viewpoint Psychology and Wellness Kindergarten can seem...
View ArticleCould it be a Learning Disorder?
There are signs to watch out for and steps parents can take to help children who are struggling with a learning disorder. Fall is in the air and the school year has arrived. It’s a new year of learning...
View ArticleUMatter Teen Fact-Finding Mission
UMatter Teens traveled throughout Metro Detroit to learn more about mental health issues that are plaguing their communities. Featured photo courtesy of UMatter By Amanda Smith The UMatter Teen Fact-...
View ArticleTeens Share Resilient Stories at Annual Teen Shabbat Dinner
Emily Coon, Mandi Fealks and Brandon Klein shared personal stories of mental illness and resilience at the Teen Shabbat Dinner. Featured photo courtesy of Eileen Plunkett By Jenna Anderson, Special to...
View ArticleNEXTGen Board Members Launch Mental Health Awareness Program
NEXTGen Balance aims to break the stigma around mental health in the young adult Jewish community.
View ArticleA DCDS State of Mind
Mindfulness, empathy and self-care are essential elements of classes at Detroit Country Day.
View ArticleDealing with Dyslexia: Local Teen Shares His Journey to Overcome Learning...
Alex Bean, 17, graduated from Frankel Jewish Academy with a 3.7 GPA and will be attending Indiana University Alex Bean was only 13 years old when he heard his English teacher say, “I really don’t...
View ArticleThe Power to Help Yourself: How One Young Adult Found Peace With Anxiety and...
After going to an inpatient program for anxiety and depression, Lauren Schostak shared her story of recovery at UMatter’s One Thing I Wish You Knew event in 2019. When Lauren Schostak was a sophomore...
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