A frantic parent picks up the phone to call the toll free number she’s had written in her daybook for weeks. She dials, hangs up, and then takes a deep breath as she tentatively dials again. “I’m at my wit’s end,” she tells the kindly voice at the other end of the phone. “My teen [...]
Treatment programs for teens fill the gap In the late 90s, parents shocked by the Columbine High School shootings held their kids tight and asked themselves what they could do to protect their children from “monsters” with guns. The question they should have been asking was “How do I keep my kid from becoming the [...]
Parents vigilant about educating their child about drugs and alcohol could inadvertently be supplying “drugs” powerful enough to kill the first time they are used. Surveys conducted in the US and Canada reveal that huffing (or inhalant use) is becoming one of the most widespread problems in North America and may be as popular as [...]
At what point do parents throw up their hands in frustration and say “Enough!”, we need help local resources just don’t seem able to provide? That question is one parents living with a troubled teen invariably find themselves asking. For some, the answer comes while completing an online survey created by the Venture Academy for [...]
A teen’s ability to attach to their parents and friends may be affected by the amount of time they spend in front of a screen. A new study examining the relationship between screen time (television, video, DVDs, gaming or computer use) and parental attachment found the risk of having low attachment to parents increased by [...]
Candi Rowney has yet to meet a troubled teen she couldn’t help and if she ever does then her days as a host parent for Venture Academy will be numbered. “I look at every teen who comes into my home as in need of, and deserving of, help. If I didn’t then I wouldn’t be [...]
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