ADHD Diagnoses in US Kids and Adolescents Increase Significantly
About one in nine children in the US between the ages of three and 17 have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls ADHD an “expanding public health concern.” Researchers found that in 2022, 7.1 million kids and adolescents in the US had […]
Empowering Holistic Anxiety Treatment for Anxiety in Teens at Turning Winds
Anxiety In teens: Treatment Options Has your child been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, or do you suspect there’s more going on than ‘teen angst? Are they having panic attacks and sleepless nights? Do you have nightmares of a future where they might not be able to thrive in the real world? If you find […]
Teens Feel Less Emotional Support Than Their Parents Believe
As a youth mental health crisis persists in the US, a new report highlights a significant gap between the level of support that teenagers feel and the amount that parents think their children have, CNN’s Deidre McPhillips reported in July. According to a new report published by the National Center for Health Statistics, only about […]
Equine Experience: How Working With Horses Can Build Self-Esteem and Trust
Turning Winds utilizes a variety of experiential treatment modalities. We use the great outdoors of Montana to combine adventure therapy, experiential education, and psycho-educational therapy. Experiential learning is based on the assumption that lasting change can occur when people are placed outside their familiar comfort environment and immersed in new and somewhat challenging situations. Interacting […]
Beyond Treatment: Nurturing Lifelong Connections and Support at Turning Winds
The summer break is finally here and for many high school students around the country that means moving on to the next grade or going to college in the fall. For clients graduating from Turning Winds, the transition can be quite daunting—even if it begins with a celebration. “The program graduations are really special and […]
Understanding Teen Mental Health With The Turning Winds Podcast Series
Many of us can relate to what it’s like to be teens trying to figure themselves out. In the final years of moving toward adulthood, we set the course for a lifetime. It’s confusing for them and sometimes overwhelming for parents but we believe in providing the resources to help to create positive change. One […]
Finding the Best Mental Health Treatment for Your Teen in 2024
If you are searching for ‘mental health treatment’ online, most likely, you or someone you love is in need of help. When the person needing help is your teenager, your choice of treatment can make the difference between your teenager’s short-term improvement and getting well. When the stakes are so high, the decision is both […]
The Benefits of a Multi-Therapeutic Approach to Teen Mental Health
The Turning Winds model of care is centered around therapeutic support in a setting that resembles the family environment clients will return to. Healthy behaviors are practiced and reinforced in a safe environment. Our clinical services combine the best elements of care from wilderness therapy, therapeutic boarding schools, and inpatient treatment to create a one-of-a-kind […]
Get Your Teenager the Help They Need
Generation Z, also referred to as iGen, digital natives, and most commonly as Gen Z comprises individuals born between 1995 and 2012 and now accounts for approximately a quarter of the US population. Members of Gen Z have experienced significant disruption in a short time with changes in the political, social, technological, and economic landscape. […]
Unplug and Heal at Turning Winds
According to a new survey from the Pew Research Center published in March, nearly three-quarters of American teenagers say they feel happy or peaceful when they don’t have their phones with them. At the same time, the Pew researchers found that despite the well-known negative associations with smartphones, most teens are not limiting their phone […]
