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Mindful Teen program a ‘hub of care’ for adolescents

By Phyllis Hanlon

In 2012, Bradley Hospital launched its Mindful Teen program, which teaches teens the skills needed to manage a myriad of psychological challenges. Two years later, the program moved to a stricter, full dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) model and in 2016, the program became a hub for care. Kerri Kim, Ph.D., program manager for the Mindful Teen program, explained that staff underwent intensive training before implementing the existing Mindful Teen model. She noted that an increase in the number of teens admitted to the inpatient units at Bradley and other area hospitals provided the impetus to enhance the program. Some teens [More]

Tags: teens, Bradley Hospital, Mindful Teen program, skills, psychological challenges, family skills, group therapy, individual therapy, Kerri Kim Ph.D.
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