If you’ve recently arrived in a treatment facility you’re probably angry, confused, scared, and angry. Did I mention angry? Most adolescents are sent to a treatment facility by others without their consent. Sometimes this involves being awakened at a ridiculous hour by burly strangers who load you into a car, drive you to the airport, get you on an airplane, and drop you off at the treatment facility.
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It’s never easy to send your child away, especially when you’ve spent the previous months or years in a state of alarm and crisis.
One study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, found 65 YouTube videos featured the the choking game in a single month, with over 279,000 collective views. While there was no clear causative link found between the videos and an increase in game participation, these videos may lead to normalization of the behavior, increasing the likelihood of new participants.
There are numerous professionals who make up the treatment team in a typical adolescent treatment center. Knowing the categories and their respective responsibilities can help a parent better navigate the treatment process. This is just a partial overview of several types of mental health professionals typically found in a private adolescent-treatment setting.
