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As a parent, you know your teen better than anyone, so when something feels different about how they connect, communicate, or navigate daily life, it’s natural to want to understand why. For some families, the answer involves autism. The signs of autism in teens can look different from the signs in young children, and they are often subtle enough to be missed for years. Recog...

Military families give so much in service to our country, and when a teen in a military family is struggling, those families deserve accessible, specialized support in return. Ascend Healthcare is proud to expand into Colorado, extending our commitment to military-connected teens and families with adolescent mental health and substance use treatment. For families searching fo...

When a teen is struggling, healing doesn’t always happen best within four walls. Ecopsychology, the practice of using our connection to the natural world to support mental and emotional wellbeing, offers a powerful complement to traditional therapy. At Ascend Healthcare, this nature-based approach has become a cornerstone of how we help teens heal, and it is at the heart of o...

If your teen swings from calm to overwhelmed in a heartbeat, you are witnessing one of the genuine challenges of adolescence. Emotional regulation, the ability to manage and respond to feelings in healthy ways, is genuinely harder during the teen years, and that is not a matter of willpower. The reassuring news is that these skills can be learned, and emotional regulation act...

Watching your young adult struggle with depression while pulling away from you can feel painful and confusing in equal measure. You want to help, yet every attempt seems to be met with distance or resistance. Learning how to help a young adult with depression, especially one who is pushing you away, means balancing support with respect for their growing independence. The good...