The Parent-Teen Connection

“This is a handbook to help us all address the mental health epidemic that is affecting our young people...of all ages.”—Shairi Turner, MD, MPH, CHO, Crisis Text Line Teens need their parents now more than ever. Parents are the central influence in their teens' life and have an incredible ability to reassure and comfort them in times of distress. Right now a teen’s world is filled with social media noise and achievement pressures, resulting in high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide. But