Parent Resources: Finding Treatment for Your Teen

Our adolescent mental health treatment programs are designed to support both the adolescent girls in our care and their families. We’ve compiled a list of parent resources that may provide guidance, education, and comfort as you support your teen.

Recommended Books for Parents

• Could It Be This Simple? by Dr. Timothy Jennings – A faith-based book that helps parents understand the power of changing thought patterns to improve mental health and relationships.
• The Worry-Free Parent by Sissy Goff – A practical guide for parents looking to ease anxiety and become a calming presence for their children.
• The Uncontrollable Child: Understand and Manage Your Child’s Disruptive Moods with Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills by Matis Miller, LCSW – Learn effective DBT skills that help manage your child’s challenging behaviors, with tools for both parents and children to navigate difficult emotions.
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk – This book provides deep insights into how trauma affects the body and mind, with practical information for healing and supporting those with trauma.

Online Resources and Podcasts

• Parents Represent God to Their Children – Come and Reason Ministries offers a thoughtful perspective on the role of parents in shaping their children’s understanding of God and love.
• Reclaim Your Story Podcast – Reclaim Your Story is a podcast focused on mental health and wellness, with episodes that address personal growth, healing, and parenting teens through their mental health journey.