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Imagine you are 15 and texting someone you like. Twenty minutes go by without a response. What thoughts come into your mind? This is a hypothetical scenario in Jacob Towery’s The Anti-Depressant Book, A Practical Guide for Teens and Young Adults Read more >>
Study: Kind Communities – A Bridge to Youth Mental Wellness
The Born This Way Foundation commissioned a study through Benenson Strategy Group, who surveyed over 3,000 young people between the ages 15-24 and over 1,000 parents, asking questions about mental health and wellness. The results of the study, “Kind Communities – Read more >>
Girlshealth.gov [web resource]
Girlshealth.gov was created in 2002 by the Office on Women’s Health, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Girlshealth.gov is committed to empowering girls to create strong, positive relationships and happy, healthy futures by providing girls Read more >>
American Academy of Pediatrics HealthyChildren.org [web resource]
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 66,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In 2009, the AAP launched HealthyChildren.org to provide parents with Read more >>
National Alliance on Mental Illness Santa Clara County: Services and Support [web resource]
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic Read more >>
Healthy Speech & Language Development
Should you worry if your 2 and 1/2 year old isn’t talking? At this age, what’s typical is broadly defined. It’s important to keep track of your child’s milestones and seek professional guidance, if appropriate, to make sure delayed speech Read more >>
Conduct disorder is the mental health condition that is diagnosed when children or teens exhibit serious aggressive and antisocial behaviors that violate rules or rights of others, with little to no guilt or concern regarding their actions. Read more >>
Teaching Kids Digital Citizenship
In this Voices of Compassion episode, we talk with Eisha Buch, Director, Education Programs & Development for Common Sense Education, about helping students develop a sense of digital agency so that they can truly thrive in a tech-filled world with Read more >>
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: What Is It and Who Can It Help?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, focuses on teaching people skills to manage intense emotions, cope with challenging situations, and improve their relationships. It encourages people to learn and use mindfulness training in practical ways. During individual and group sessions, therapists Read more >>
7 Strategies to Manage Appetite Loss While Taking Stimulant Medication for ADHD
By Alexa Wilmarth, CHC Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner It’s no secret that the number one side effect impacting clients with ADHD who take stimulant medication is appetite loss. Most children and adults who take stimulant medication for the treatment of ADHD 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
