When to Seek Help

·         Signs of a troubled youth are compounded or increase in intensity

·         Your loved one becomes disconnected with the family and begins living a separate secretive life. 

·         You don’t know your son or daughter’s friends or where they are spending their time

·         Feeling you have lost or are losing your power as a parent

·         Your child has become unmotivated, unproductive and/or loss of goals

·         Showing signs of substance abuse or finding drug paraphernalia

·         Can’t get your son or daughter off the computer.

·          He or she is accessing pornography, or constantly texting in inappropriate ways (sexting)

·         Appears depressed and isolated

·         Is threatening suicide

·         Behavior is causing continual discord in family

·         Receiving concerning reports about your child from others

·         He or she is no longer communicating with you

·         Parental intervention is ineffective

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