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Mental Health Days: What Parents Need to Know
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In this episode of “Roadmap to Joy,” our host, Bailey Petty, Learning, and Development Manager at Embark Behavioral Health, and guest, Maddy Little, Licensed Associate Counselor at Embark Behavioral Health in Phoenix, Arizona, dive into signs your teen could benefit from a mental health day from school. Bailey and Maddy describe restorative activities, give tips on communicating with your teen’s teachers and school and provide examples of how parents can model healthy stress management techniques for their children.
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Guest Bio:
Maddy Little is passionate about fostering a safe, non-judgmental space for teens and young adults to process their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. She received her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Colorado Christian University. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and specializes in working with trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, suicidal ideations/self-harm, identity development, and interpersonal relationships. Outside of work, Maddy loves spending quality time with her husband and 3-year-old son, getting creative with art and baking, and leaning into personal development.
About Embark Behavioral Health:
Embark has been helping people overcome behavioral health issues that may be affecting their everyday lives for over 25 years.
Conditions We Treat Include:
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Depression.
- Anger/mood regulation.
- Family conflict.
- Anxiety.
- Self-harm/cutting.
- Bipolar disorder.
- Social isolation.
- Borderline personality disorder (BPD).
- High-risk behavior.
- Bullying.
The Embark team has some of the most compassionate and educated professionals in the industry. Its core purpose is to create joy and heal generations. Embark’s big hairy audacious goal is to lead the way in driving teen and young adult anxiety, depression, and suicide from the all-time highs of today to all-time lows by 2028. Exceptional treatment options, like short-term residential care, makes Embark the world's most respected family behavioral health provider.
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