Local program focuses on adolescent mental health

Local program focuses on adolescent mental health

FINDING HOPE, WEFOCUS ONADOLESCENTMENTAL HEALTH.IDAHO NEWS 6REPORTER NICOLECAMARDA SPOKEWITH A LOCALPROGRAM THATFOCUS SPECIFICALLYON TEENS AGES 12-17WHO STRUGGLEWITH THEIR MENTALHEALTH"THERE'S A HIGHNEED FORADOLESCENTMENTAL HEALTHTREATMENT"IMAGINE BYNORTHPOINT HELPSWITH MENTAL HEALTHDIAGNOSIS ANDRESOURCES FORADOLESCENTS WHOSTRUGGLE WITHTHEIR MENTALHEALTH AND NEEDSUPPORT"SO WE SEE A LOT OFCONDUCT DISORDER,DEPRESSIONANXIETY EVENSCHIZOPHRENIA YOUKIND OF NAME IT.BUT WERE ALSO BUTWERE ALSO HELPINGA LOT WITH WHAT'SGOING ON AT HOMEAND THEENVIRONMENT"AND WITH COVID-19,IMAGINE HAS SEENAN INCREASE INCLIENTS, DUE TOTHEM NOT HAVINGTHE SAME OUTLETSOR RESOURCESTHEY NORMALLYRELY UPON"WERE SEEING A LOTOF OUR CLIENTSCOMING IN WITH ALACK OFRESOURCES IN THECOMMUNITY.

THEYARE NOT ABLE TOPLAY SPORTS.

THEYSEE THEIR FRIENDS.THEY ARE NOT ABLETO HAVE THESEOUTLETS THAT THEYHAVE HAD, SONATURALLY THATINCREASES THEIRMENTAL HEALTHSYMPTOMS."AND THESESYMPTOMS CANWORSEN QUICKLY,SO IMAGINE OFFERSA 30 HOUR A WEEKPHP PROGRAM ASWELL AS IN-PERSONSCHOOLING ANDMORE"WERE DOING A LOTOF MEDITATION ANDMINDFULNESS, ARTTHERAPY,COMMUNICATIONSKILLS, FAMILYWORK .

WE HAVE AREALLY HEAVYFAMILY COMPONENTHERE SO THE FAMILYMEMBERS ORFOSTER PARENTS ORWHOEVER IS BEING ACARE MEMBER FOROUR CLIENTELE ATTHE TIME COMESHERE ONCE A WEEKFOR FAMILYSESSIONS ANDTALKS TO THECOUNSELORSOFTEN."THE STAFF SAY ITSREWARDING TOWATCH THESE TEENSOVERCOME THEIRSTRUGGLES HELPTHEM GET TO ABETTER PLACE INTHEIR LIVES"IT MEANS A GREATDEAL TO US WHENWE GET SOMEONE INHERE WHOSE JUSTBEEN STRUGGLING,HAS NO OUTLETS, NOFRIENDS NO SOCIALSUPPORT.

THEY AREHERE WITH US FOR 5TO 6 WEEKS AND WEJUST SEE ADIFFERENT KID GOOUT THE DOOR ANDFEELING MORECONFIDENTIN NAMPA, NICOLECAMARDA IDAHONEWS 6IF YOU OR SOMEONEYOU KNOW MAY NEEDTHESE SERVICEHEAD TO OURWEBSITE IDAHONEWS 6 TO FINDMORE RESOURCESON HOW TO GET