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Treating Reactive Attachment Disorder…

Treating Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)... What is Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)? Reactive Attachment Disorder is a mental health disorder in which a child does not have his/her basic needs for affection, nurturing and comfort met. As a result, loving and caring attachments with others are not developed. Adolescents that suffer from RAD have the false belief that they are not capable of being loved. They will seem charming and helpless…
Triumph Youth Services
March 3, 2014
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Coping with Anxiety Disorder…

Coping with Anxiety... We can help. What is an Anxiety Disorder? Wikipedia defines Anxiety Disorder is a group of disorders characterized by excessive worrying, uneasiness, apprehension and fear about future uncertainties based on either real or imagined events. An Anxiety Disorder exists when the excessive feelings begin to interfere with everyday life such as: school, work or relationships with others. Many Anxiety Disorders start in children and teens. Some anxiety…
Triumph Youth Services
February 25, 2014
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Accountability…

Accountability... I have been a foster Parent on and off for over fifteen years. I get asked many questions from parents that have teenagers who are struggling. The bottom line is they need to be held accountable for their actions and the problems they are causing within your family or community. I believe if your child is stealing, being physically abusive and destructive of property or using substances, you have…
Triumph Youth Services
February 17, 2014
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Student Leadership

  At Triumph Youth Services, Leadership plays a very important role in each youth's ability to make the changes needed to be successful in Life. This is a part of our philosophy. We believe that teaching Self-Leadership skills will help our students who struggle from a variety of different issues like Oppositional defiance, emotional disturbance and self esteem issues, to list just a few. I have had the privilege to witness this change in literally thousands of young men, they were…
Triumph Youth Services
February 13, 2014
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Addiction Hijacks the brain…

Addiction Hijacks the Brain The word “addiction” is derived from a Latin term for “enslaved by” or “bound to.” Anyone who has struggled to overcome an addiction or has tried to help someone else to do so understands why. Addiction exerts a long and powerful influence on the brain that manifests in three distinct ways: craving for the object of addiction, loss of control over its use, and continuing involvement…
Triumph Youth Services
February 10, 2014