Behavioral Health Clinic

  Public schools reported that 36 percent of their students on average were behind grade level prior to the pandemic. At the beginning of both the 2021–22 and 2022–23 school years, public schools reported on average half of their students were behind grade level. Difficulties in school can have long-term effects, including financial and job instability and even poor health outcomes. Children struggle in school for a myriad of reasons, but the primary reasons may be due to undiagnosed  learning disabilities  and mental health disorders. Determining the cause, or causes, of the difficulties is key to determining what the student needs to achieve success in school. One tool to help with this is psychoeducational testing, which provides insights into a child’s learning strengths and weaknesses. This article will explore what psychoeducational testing entails, who might benefit from it, and where parents and caregivers can seek testing services. Our goal is to offer a helpful ...

  With social media consistently becoming more and more popular since its conception and now being used by most Americans daily, we have connected with friends and family better than ever. You get to see what everyone is up to and what their daily life looks like, it’s great! Unfortunately like most things, it has its pros and cons, and knowing the cons can be important to help everyone be more mindful of them, to allow them to not fall for these traps, but to also inform teens just entering this space some important facts and details to help keep them safe on social media. Setting false standards With social media, whether you’re seeing posts from friends, family, or others you almost always see those people at their best, always smiling and doing something usually cool or exciting. Something  teens  about to join any social media app need to learn is no one lives amazingly all the time, we just see highlights. So keeping in mind that we only see what these people want u...