10 Ways Hugs Can Transform Your Teen (and You!) for the Better

She had been angry and violent, and no one could figure out how to reach her. When she came to House of Hope as a hurting and troubled teen, Cheryl didn’t want to comply with any rules and continuously fought with her housemates, even becoming violent. The house staff, who are trained to handle challenging teens, had tried everything, but

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5 Ways to Protect Your Teen from the Depression Epidemic

It’s too serious to ignore. The rate of teen depression has reached record-breaking heights, with a whopping 59% increase between 2007 and 2017 alone. And that was before the detrimental effects of the COVID lockdowns, which impacted teens significantly more than any other group. Today, almost 6 in 10 teen girls (nearly 60%) feel a persistent feeling of sadness or

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5 Reasons to Have Hope… No Matter What

Hope seems to be in short supply these days. Turn on the news, and it will sap it right from you. Sit on social media long enough, and you’ll feel that sinking feeling in no time. And what about our teens? Schools are teaching that America is racist, that if you’re a girl, you may want to be a boy,

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