Parents and caregivers who show support, even through simple actions, can help lower suicide risk and bolster their LGBTQ+ youth's mental health. June is Pride Month in the United States. It’s a time when many LGBTQ+ community members gather to celebrate their experiences, support one another and...
Teen Stress Management Teenagers face a variety of stresses. For some, it is trying to balance a part-time job with mountains of homework. Others may deal with peer pressure around substance abuse or sex. But chronic stress —from financial insecurity, dysfunctional family dynamics or bullying —is different....
Is Family Therapy Right for You? Whether your youth is dealing with trauma, an anxiety disorder or another mental health struggle, family programming is an essential part of the therapeutic healing process. Family involvement helps parents and caregivers better understand and support their youth, and work through challenging situations...
September is Suicide Prevention Month After the last two years of pandemic living, economic uncertainty and tragic national events like mass shootings, stress and uncertainty have taken their toll on many people’s well-being. Sobering statistics state that suicides increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. Suicide is also...
Spread Kindness As children and youth return to in-person learning for the 2022 school year they can be exposed to triggers for mental health challenges, such as disrespect and bullying. National Civility Month is a reminder to treat others as one would wish to be treated....
Seasonal Depressive Disorder (SAD) is typically known as the winter blues, but summertime brings its own mental health challenges for children and youth. Longer days, changes in schedules and hotter temperatures can affect a young person’s mental health during the summer months. Reasons include: Schedules: Summer...
Happy Pride Month With Pride Month well underway, we at Camino a Casa by Casa Pacifica celebrate and encourage our youth to accept and celebrate their identities. But Pride month doesn’t just end with June—Camino a Casa works year-round with our youth from Santa Barbara and...
Pride Month is a time to acknowledge the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community, honor the activists who fought for the rights and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community, and those the community has lost to violence and mental illness. Camino a Casa works closely with youth and...
Nurses play an important role in society each and every day. And the Camino a Casa program is no exception. Our team of nurses and other health care providers provide quality medical care to youth in our Camino a Casa programs. Our on-site Medical Clinic...
What is Teen Dating Violence? In 2016 President Barack Obama made a presidential proclamation to make February National Teen Dating Violence and Prevention Month to “recognize the urgency needed in addressing this problem and recommit to preventing it by educating our youth about its dangers and...
