The holidays can be magical—but also overwhelming for parents. 🎄✨ This season, prioritize your mental health with our practical tips on balance, boundaries, and finding joy in imperfection. 💛 Your well-being matters too! #HolidayStress #ParentingTips #MentalHealth

Discover practical tips for teens to handle holiday stress, set boundaries, and prioritize mental health. Create a joyful, balanced season with this helpful teen holiday guide!

Uncover the truth about teen depression. Learn to differentiate common myths from facts and get actionable insights to support teens’ mental health effectively.

Meet Brianna Parkinson, LCSW, at Bradley REACH. Discover how she enhances adolescent mental health care through family therapy, conflict resolution, skill-building, and ongoing support for families.

Discover how Dr. Shivana Naidoo, MD, Board-Certified Psychiatrist, takes a holistic approach to adolescent mental health at Bradley REACH. Learn about her focus on family dynamics, development, and collaborative treatment.

Learn about Dr. Elisabeth Frazier, Clinical Psychologist at Bradley REACH. Explore how the program provides assessments, therapy, and tailored support to address adolescent mental health needs holistically.

Making mental health treatment and suicide prevention a priority across systems of care and across individual, relational, community and political interventions is fundamental to improving the health of our society.

At a time of deep division, the fact that the election and its outcome on the future of our nation are affecting our mental health seems to be one of the few thoughts that most Americans share. The good news is that there are things that parents can do to minimize the impact of election stress on their kids.

When someone is struggling with suicidal ideation or behaviors such as self-injury the first goal is to get help. It’s important to note that suicidal thoughts can be normal. Many people feel so overwhelmed sometimes that they don’t want to be alive.

Your mental health matters—just like your physical health! In our latest blog, we’re sharing tips on creating a Mental Health First Aid Kit designed specifically for teens. From stress-relief tools to grounding techniques, this kit helps you take care of yourself when things get tough.

Did you know teens need 8-10 hours of sleep each night, yet most don’t get enough? Parents, setting healthy sleep boundaries (like no phones in bedrooms!) and modeling good habits can go a long way. Remember, sleep is crucial for your teen’s development and well-being. Let’s make sleep a priority this school year!

Turns out many parents and caregivers are feeling pressure to push down on them on a regular basis. So much so that the U.S. Surgeon General put out an Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents. The U.S. Surgeon General offers a snapshot of the stressors that parents and caregivers face on a regular basis. If you are a parent or caregiver, how much of this resonates with you?

Children and adolescents mostly perceive schools as safe places, so learning about school shootings can trigger anxiety.  Although active shooter drills are meant to prepare children for such incidents, participating in them can be extremely stressful. The good news is that there are ways that parents and caregivers can help children cope with the trauma of gun violence. 

Bradley REACH’s mission is to expand access to high-quality mental health care for all adolescents and their families. Fundamental to our mission is a steadfast commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Research has indicated that, relative to heterosexual and gender-conforming peers, teens who identify as a gender and/or sexual minorities (GSM) experience greater psychological distress and higher rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors.  One reason for this is the stigma and microaggressions that members of these communities often face, even in healthcare settings. 

When we need teens to tell us what is bothering them, we need to make sure they have the vocabulary to do it. Feeling words never make it onto an ELA vocabulary quiz yet, somehow, we expect teens to tell us what’s bothering them when something is bothering them. And we want details!

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Often when we speak of dating violence we think of physical violence. In fact, there are several different types of violence teens can experience. Intimate partner violence can include physical violence, sexual violence, and psychological violence. Teens can experience violence in person, online, or through any type of technology.

As a family therapist, I often find myself navigating homework battles between children and families. Parents have been asked to become more and more involved in their children’s homework and school life, but is this actually helpful for your teen? Read this blog to navigate homework and school relationships between teens, parents and families.

Read our latest Bradley REACH Interview with Diane McLean, MD