by FamilyAware | Jan 10, 2020 | Educational Webinars, Teen
Webinars on Teen Mental Health Understanding Teen Depression REGISTER TO WATCH ON DEMAND When adults are trained to recognize teen depression and intervene with effective techniques, teens with depression tend to have better outcomes. This webinar provides an overview...
by FamilyAware | Sep 5, 2019 | FFDA News, Teen
We are excited to share that Families for Depression Awareness recently received a grant award from the Foundation for MetroWest’s Youth in Philanthropy program! This generous gift will allow us to bring Teen Speaker events to the MetroWest community. Interested...
by FamilyAware | Aug 30, 2019 | FFDA News, Mental Health News, Teen
We are incredibly proud that one of our longest-serving Teen Speakers, Elizabeth Keeling, was chosen for a 2019 Myra Kraft Community Award from the New England Patriots Foundation! In addition to being honored, Elizabeth won a $10,000 grant to support Families for...
by FamilyAware | Feb 28, 2019 | Mental Health News, Personal Stories, Teen
By Kurt Morris Loneliness has received a lot of press over the past few years. A 2018 study by the insurance company, Aetna, stated, “nearly half of Americans report sometimes or always feeling alone.” The group that reported the highest rates of loneliness were those...
by FamilyAware | Nov 1, 2018 | Mental Health News, Teen
Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced stress. If you don’t have your hand raised, we hate to break it to you: no one is immune to stress. Not you, and especially not the teens in your life. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, teens...
by FamilyAware | Oct 4, 2018 | Teen
By: Leo Buscaglia When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving me advice, You have not done what I asked. When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn’t feel that way, you are trampling on my feelings. When I ask you to listen to me and...
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