a 2021 reality report from inside the walls of teen mental health and substance use treatment: are the kids ok?
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Guest: Derek Bowles, co-founder, Crossroads Academy
Show Resources:
Episode 2 with Derek Bowles
Show Notes:
SPEAKERS
Brenda Zane, Derek Bowles
Episode topics: parenting, teens, mental health, family, addiction, recovery, substance use, trauma, fentanyl
05:48 Checking in - how are the kids coming out of COVID?
08:52 The dual-edged sword of social media
09:56 Treatment during COVID - a saving grace
11:17 What's the deal with teens having so much anxiety and depression today?
18:31 How parents put extra pressure on kids and what to do instead
22:26 The focus on grades and why it's easy to do
24:51 Thoughts on what kids most want from their parents
27:32 Seeing the potential in a kid who's struggling
28:31 valuing the journey to where your child is now or where they're going
30:22 but what about fentanyl?
32:42 why dealing with fentanyl is not a mental health issue
33:54 heroin vs fentanyl
36:21 discussion about kids and trauma
41:21 the substances and addiction aren't the problems
42:06 thoughts for parents when looking for a treatment program
44:07 opiates - the perfect drug for trauma
46:28 is treatment hurting or helping people right now?
47:28 the science behind the importance of finding natural highs
50:05 4 elements of the perfect post-treatment environment for teens
58:47 what's exciting as Derek looks ahead
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