Is your child unable to control their emotions? As children get older, the expectation for them to control their emotions and behaviors grows. This ability is known as “self-regulation,” and many assume it naturally develops with age. However, the reality is that many children have a hard time mastering this skill, regardless of age. If… The post How to Help Kids Regulate Their Emotions appeared first on Hillside Atlanta - Behavioral Health Support for Youth, Adolescents, and Their Families ..read more

Welcome to our Mental Health in a Digital Age series. I’m Titania Jordan, Chief Parenting Officer at Bark Technologies, and I’m here on location at Hillside with Gaan. I’m so excited this has finally come to fruition. Thank you so much for being here. Gaan, first tell us what you do here at Hillside. I’m… The post Mental Health in the Digital Age: Navigating Mental Health Care appeared first on Hillside Atlanta - Behavioral Health Support for Youth, Adolescents, and Their Families ..read more

Welcome to Mental Health in the Digital Age. I’m Titania Jordan, and I’m here with Rajie Manraj, or RJ for short. I’m so excited to be talking to you and I’m so grateful for all you do. Please tell everybody watching and listening what it is that you do at Hillside. I’ve been at Hillside… The post Mental Health in the Digital Age: Parenting in the Tech World appeared first on Hillside Atlanta - Behavioral Health Support for Youth, Adolescents, and Their Families ..read more

Hello everyone! Welcome. I appreciate you stopping by. I’m Titania Jordan, and I’m here with Kimberly Young. Kimberly, tell everybody what you do. I am the residential clinical operations director for Hillside’s residential program. I’m a psychiatric nurse practitioner by trade, and I oversee all of our programming here at Hillside. I ensure that when… The post Mental Health in the Digital Age: Children’s Mental Health Crisis appeared first on Hillside Atlanta - Behavioral Health Support for Youth, Adolescents, and Their Families ..read more

With its blend of celebration and stress, the holiday season exemplifies a dialectical approach where joy and emotional strain co-exist. This duality can create a challenging emotional environment for adolescents and their families. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers distress tolerance skills that are particularly valuable during this time, helping individuals manage intense emotions and navigate… The post Distress Tolerance Skills for Happy Holidays: A DBT & Sanctuary Model Approach for Adolescents and their Families appeared first on Hillside Atlanta - Behavioral Health Support fo ..read more

What comes to mind when you think of “building healthy family dynamics”? Pause for a moment and give this question some thought. Then add to your thoughts the concept Dr. Daniel Siegel shares in “The Mindsight Approach to Wellbeing” course: in “a truly health-promoting relationship, there needs to be differentiation and linkage.” Through differentiation, each of… The post Interpersonal Effectiveness – Building Healthy Family Dynamics appeared first on Hillside Atlanta - Behavioral Health Support for Youth, Adolescents, and Their Families ..read more

Suicide poses a significant threat to adolescents, with a staggering 20% of high school students having serious thoughts about suicide. Unfortunately, many of these hidden suicidal thoughts go unreported and… The post Why It’s Hard to Talk about Suicide (And Why We Need To) appeared first on Hillside Atlanta - Behavioral Health Support for Youth, Adolescents, and Their Families ..read more

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention indicates that 49,476 people died by suicide, yet 94% of adults think we can prevent many of these cases.  Suicide prevention starts with a… The post Talking to Kids about Suicide: A Step-by-Step Guide appeared first on Hillside Atlanta - Behavioral Health Support for Youth, Adolescents, and Their Families ..read more

As summertime comes to an end, and you begin to prepare for the new school year, everyone in your home may be experiencing some type of back-to-school anxiety. Understanding what causes the anxiety and how to cope with it effectively can help the transition from the end summer break to the start of the new school year be less stressful.  And while back-to-school stressors may look different for an elementary student versus a teenager in middle school or high school, there are many similarities on how to help your child overcome their anxiety. What Triggers Back-to-School Anxiety Summer pr ..read more

Many adolescents grapple with suicidal thoughts, and parenting a suicidal child can be overwhelming. Fear and uncertainty are natural responses when confronted with this harsh reality. We hope that this guide will help you understand what to do when your child is suicidal. We’ll discuss the complexities of suicidal prevention and offer actionable steps on how to help a suicidal child. Throughout this guide, remember that you and your family are not alone. Working with behavioral and mental health professionals can empower you with the tools and compassion needed to address life-threatening beh ..read more