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Posts
- If a Parent Takes a Parenting Class, Can it Change Their Teenager’s Brain?
- How Does Parenting Style Affect Behavior and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents?
- When Should You Let Your Kids Have a Smartphone?
- Is Psychiatric Medication Safe for Children and Teens?
- Can Uncertainty Affect Mental Health?
- Is There a Connection Between Parenting Style and Adolescent Substance Misuse?
- If My Kid Won’t Go, How Do I Handle School Refusal?
- October 2025: What Can I Do to Help During Bullying Prevention Month?
- How Can I Help My Teen Manage College Application Stress?
- Did Scientists Discover a New Benefit of Antidepressants?
- The World Happiness Report 2025: How Did We Do?
- Up Late Studying or Working and Having Mental Health Problems? Time to Learn About Mindfulness
- How Do I Know If My Teen is Vaping?
- Can Having ADHD Increase Risk of Depression?
- How Effective Is Virtual Psychiatry vs. In-Person Psychiatry?
- When is Suicide Prevention Month 2025?
- Social Media, Teens, Young Adults: How Can We Improve Online Health?
- What is the Child Opportunity Index?
- Can Arts and Creativity Reduce Depression in Teens?
- Can I Just Do Exercise Instead of Therapy for Mental Health?
- What Are the Pros and Cons of Smartphones for Kids Under Age 14?
- Gen Z and Mental Health at Work: What Matters Most?
- CBT for Mental Health: What Does 50 Years of Evidence Teach Us About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
- Can An AI Chat Bot Replace a Human Therapist?
- When Do I Need More Than a Therapy App for Mental Health?
- How Can We Move Past Minority Mental Health Myths?
- How Much Time Do Teens Spend on Smartphones During School Hours?
- Why Should a Parent Choose a Psychiatrist Specializing in Adolescent or Child Psychiatry?
- Is There a Connection Between Sedentary Behavior and Mental Health?
- Does Cannabis Use Impair Brain Function in Young Adults?
- Too Much of A Good Thing: What is Compulsive Exercise?
- Minority Mental Health Awareness Month 2025
- PTSD Awareness Month 2025: Help Raise Awareness During June
- What Is the Most Common Diagnosis Psychiatrists See in Adult Patients Today?
- Help! How Can I Stop Doomscrolling?
- What Impact Does Childhood Screen Time Have on Teen Mental Health?
- Pride Month 2025: Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Community
- Finding Your Mental Health Provider in California: What Do All the Initials Like LCSW, LMFT, and LMHC Mean?
- Diversity at BACA: How Do We Support Mental Health Among LGBTQIA+ Teens?
- Pride Month Parades 2025: The Big List of ALL THE PARADES
- How Many Kids Have Adverse Childhood Experiences?
- Does Adult ADHD Increase Dementia Risk?
- Do Psychiatrists Do Regular Therapy Sessions or Medication Management Only?
- Is There a Difference Between a Psychiatrist and a Psychologist?
- Six Ways to Protect Youth and Young Adult Mental Health
- What’s the Best Treatment for Child or Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
- How Can We Improve ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment for Adults?
- Can Social Media Change the Teen Brain?
- What is the Impact of Discrimination on Mental Health Among College Students?
- What Causes Autism Spectrum Disorder?
- Online Friends or IRL, In-Person Friends: Who Makes You Happier?
- What Happens After You Get a Depression Screen from Your Primary Care Doctor?
- Paws for the Cause: Can Therapy Dogs Reduce Anxiety in Children?
- May is Mental Health Awareness Month 2025
- College Students: Is There a Connection Between Your Major and Your Mental Health?
- Walking for Wellness: Daily Steps and Depression
- How Can I Protect My Mental Health? Ten Things You Can Do Right Now if You’re Freaking Out About the World
- April 24th Is National Take Your Child to Work Day 2025
- April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2025
- April is Stress Awareness Month 2025
- National Siblings Day 2025: Finding Balance When a Sibling Has a Mental Health Disorder
- What Are the Recent Trends in Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Among Adults?
- Can a Psychiatrist Help With Adult ADHD?
- How Does Contact with Nature Improve Mental Health?
- A Brief History of Mental Health Treatment for Women
- March is Adolescent Self-Harm Awareness Month: What Do You Know About Self-Harm in Teens?
- Women’s History Month at BACA: Celebrating Empowerment, Voice, and Choice
- Is Inflammation During Childhood and Adolescence Associated With Adult Mental Health Disorders?
- The National Report Card 2024: Have Student Grades Rebounded After COVID?
- Young Adults Isolated and Lonely at College: How Can Parents Support Their Mental Health?
- What’s the Impact of Discrimination on the Mental Health of College Students?
- Is Using Adderall as a Study Drug Associated with Increased Use of Cannabis or Illicit Drugs?
- February is Black History Month: Mental Health Among Young Black Adults
- Black History Month: Mental Health Among Black Adolescents
- College Students With ADHD: Can’t Focus on Studying? Try a Body Double
- What Were the Best States for Mental Health in the U.S. in 2024?
- Is Telehealth Effective for Suicide Prevention?
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Have Prevalence Rates Increased in Recent Years?
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month 2025: How Can I Help?
- Does Playing Organized Youth Sports Have an Impact on Adult Mental Health?
- Can Ten Minutes of Mindfulness a Day Improve Mental Health?
- Teens: Do You Know How to Support Your Friends?
- My College Student Has Anxiety: How Can I Help?
- Reduced Cancer Risk: Unexpected Long-Term Health Benefits of Dry January
- What’s the Most Effective Anxiety Treatment for Young Adults?
- Do Positive Childhood Experiences Promote Positive Adult Mental Health?
- How Many Children and Teens in the U.S. Have ADHD?
- Can a New Way to Diagnose Early Onset Psychosis Help Patients?
- Top Reasons for Young Adults to Try Dry January: It’s Not Just About Drinking
- What Outpatient Programs Work Best for Teens with Depression?
- Do This One Thing to Meet Your Goals This Year
- How Do Gen Z and Millennials Like to Celebrate the Holidays?
- Coparenting Tips for the Holidays
- How to Manage a Teen With Behavioral Problems Over the Holidays
- What’s the Best Depression Treatment for Young Adults?
- What is a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)?
- Teens, Marijuana, and Mental Health: Did Teen Marijuana Use Increase or Decrease Over Past Decade?
- Does Mindfulness Work as Well as Medication for Anxiety?
- Holiday Watch Party: Are There Any Good Movies About Mental Health?
- How Can You Get Your Teen Excited About Thanksgiving?
- Parents: Thanksgiving is the Perfect Time for a Mental Health Check-In With Your College Student
- Do Family Holiday Routines and Rituals Help Teens?
- Can Video Games Improve Child and Teen Mental Health?
- Can Seeing Negative Media or News Stories Increase Suicidal Thoughts For LGBTQIA+ Young Adults?
- Can Mental Health Disorders be Transmitted Among Teen Peer Groups?
- International Stress Awareness Week November 2024
- November is National Adoption Month
- Kids, Teens, and Anxiety: What Do Kids and Teens Worry About?
- Should Teens Go Trick-or-Treating?
- October is Bullying Prevention Month
- Parents With Depression Ask: Will My Depression Affect My Kids?
- National Depression Screening Day is October 10th
- World Mental Health Day 2024 is October 10th
- How Can I Help My Teen Stop Catastrophizing?
- Screen Time at Bedtime: What’s the Impact on Kids and Early Adolescents?
- Are Anxiety and Depression Related?
- How Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Help Children, Teens, and Young Adults?
- What Are the Latest Facts on Mental Health in the U.S.?
- How Does Music Help Teen Mental Health?
- How Can Parents Help Children and Teens Manage Back-to-School Anxiety?
- How Does Having Regular Family Dinner Help Teens?
- Are Suicide Rates Still Increasing for Teens and Young Adults?
- September is Suicide Prevention Month
- College Students: What If You’re Too Anxious to Ask for Help for Anxiety?
- How Does Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Help Teens with Psychosis?
- What is Prodromal Psychosis in Teens?
- How Does Meditation Help Children and Teens?
- When is Teenage Depression Clinical Depression?
- How Can We Reduce Stigma Around Mental Illness?
- What is The Youth Mental Health Corps?
- Can Physical Fitness and Exercise Improve Teen Mental Health?
- ADHD Treatment for Teens: Do Genes Influence ADHD?
- Does Social Media Harm Teen Mental Health?
- What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
- Does Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Help Children and Teens?
- Is Gender Transition Associated With Depression in Teens and Young Adults?
- What Are The Differences Between Suicidal Behavior, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Harm?
- Why Did One of My Children Develop Problems When the Other Didn’t?
- New Reports on Mental Health Among LGBTQ+ Teens and Young Adults
- Summer and Teen and Driving: Ten Facts Parents Need to Know
- July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (MMHAM)
- Where Can My Teen Volunteer This Summer?
- How Can I Get My Teen to Listen to Me?
- Teens and Driving: What are the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer?
- June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month: PTSD in Teens and Young Adults
- How Can I Support My LGBTQ+ Teen Who Just Came Out During Gay Pride Month?
- How Do I Help My Teen Diagnosed With Borderline Personality Disorder?
- June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month: A List of ALL the Parades
- My Teen Shows Signs of Paranoia: Should I Be Worried?
- Teen Psychiatrist, Adolescent Psychiatrist: Specialized Support for Youth Mental Health
- How Do I Stop My Teen From Running Away?
- BPD Awareness Month: How Can I Tell if my Teen has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?
- The Value of Daily Teen Outpatient Treatment for Mental Health Issues
- The Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Mental Health Among High School Students (2023)
- How Bad is Porn for My Teen?
- Is There Still the Same Stigma About Mental Health Disorders or Are We Getting More Enlightened?
- What Affects the Mental Health of Children?
- How Can I Get My Teen to Stop Lying to Me?
- How Does the Loneliness Epidemic Affect Teens?
- Physical Activity and Mental Health Among Adolescents
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Long-Term Mental Health
- Improving Adolescent Mental Health: A National Challenge
- Bay Area Clinical Associates Celebrates Grand Opening Of New San Jose Location
- 5 Reasons We Need Mental Health Education Mandated in Schools
- Coming Soon: Bay Area Clinical Associates Announces Early Psychosis Intensive Outpatient Program for Emerging Adults
- Unplug or not to unplug…that is the question. Or is it?
- BACA Joins Forces with Frontline Healthcare Partners to Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis in America
- A Psychiatrist’s Relationship with Beyoncé: 4 Lessons Learned from a Legend
- Eco-anxiety: How We Can Harness Anxiety to Reduce Hopelessness
- Unplug From the News, Not From Your Emotions
- The Let Down: Five Breastfeeding Myths I Debunked for My Sanity
- Together, Apart: Finding Closeness in Therapy While Remote
- Finding the Right Therapist | Why it Matters
- Why Self-care is Essential to Parenting
- Parents Get Cranky Too | How Physiology Impacts Your Mental Health
- BACA’s Statement Against Anti-Asian Violence
