Posts Tagged ‘Mental Illness in Teens’
No! I Won’t Take My Medicine!
There is a common thread that unites many parents of teens today affected with mental illness. This thread is the unwillingness or refusal by teens to take medication for their mental impairment. It is frustrating, scary and overwhelming. How can you help your teen when all they do is battle you? You beg,…
Read MoreThe New Mental Health Scare for Parents!
In New Jersey, a law will soon be in the books that will cut parents out of mental health decisions. Noted in the MadInAmerica.com site, The Hoboken Patch and PolitickerNJ reported that the New Jersey State Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would allow teens to “consent” to psychiatric or psychological treatment of any…
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