Sober Living – Extended Care Environments Studies show that the longer an individual is in a treatment environment, the greater their chances of maintaining long-term sobriety. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “it is critical that individuals remain in treatment for an adequate period of time.” For many people, an extended care environment …
0 Comment The period after high school through the late 20s is now considered a unique developmental phase, Emerging Adulthood. For Emerging Adults life is typically filled with an unprecedented amount of change and a time for asking many deeply-personal life questions. Robin Marantz Henig discusses some of these changes in her New York Times …
Emerging Adults Time of Stress, Change, and Possibly Addiction Read More »
0 Comment People often lump lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and intersex individuals into one group, referring to this population as the LGBTQI Community. Bisexual individuals constitute an important group within this larger community whose specific concerns often remain hidden or ignored. A majority of sexuality and mental health research combines people that identify as …
0 Comment Mental health professionals continue to notice that young adults increasingly have difficulty transitioning into adulthood. They struggle with more emotional adjustment issues than ever before. These issues show up as a lower tolerance for stress and under-developed coping skills, during a time in their lives when these skills are most needed. Without these …
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