AIRED: August 15, 2016 – 11 am PST
TITLE: “Teenage Self-Destructive Behavior – What drives it and how can we fix it?”
SPECIAL GUEST: Jamison Monroe
Jamison Monroe, founder and CEO of Newport Academy strongly believes that the self-destructive behaviors in which teens are participating are external manifestations, or symptoms, of underlying, internal issues.
The maladaptive coping mechanisms for which we see teens enter treatment include self-harm, substance abuse, eating disorders, conduct disorders and other forms of self-destructive behaviors.
Monroe will discuss the underlying issues that are causing teens to act out such as, trauma, abandonment, anxiety, depression, abuse, neglect, and other family systems issues.
He believes an environment that provides safety and security, and above all, unconditional love, is what teens and their families need in order to heal.”
Join us as Monroe describes the advanced, multiple modalities of psychological and experiential therapies that the Newport Academies are utilizing when treating their teen residents and the entire family.
ABOUT JAMISON MONROE
Jamison Monroe, Jr., Founder and CEO of Newport Academy, is a prominent voice in the field of adolescent mental health treatment and is passionately dedicated to providing the highest-quality care to teens and their families facing trauma, mental health struggles and substance abuse. He is an active participant in the movement to reduce social stigma around psychiatric, mental health, and substance abuse challenges. Monroe is a writer, spokesperson, yoga teacher, and fierce advocate of holistic learning and compassionate care for struggling teens and their families. He is a credited expert in the field of teen treatment/rehabilitation and a regular correspondent to CNN, FOX, ABC and other major networks. He is a featured contributor to the Huffington Post, a guest blogger for PsychologyToday.com, and has lectured at TedEx and the Aspen Ideas Festival, among other conferences. His treatment facilities have been recognized as the “most comprehensive in the US,” and have been covered by media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, Fox News, and the Today Show.
Jamison is involved in numerous projects and initiatives focused on de-stigmatizing and expanding access to mental health and addiction treatment, including the Inspiration Foundation, the Global Adolescent Project, and Drugs Over Dinner. He was the producer of the critically acclaimed documentary film Behind the Orange Curtain, about the prescription drug abuse epidemic in Orange County, California. A regular contributor to national media outlets, including CNN and the Huffington Post, on the topics of adolescent health and addiction treatment, he testified before England’s Parliament on the subject of teen prescription drug abuse. Jamison is the recipient of the Freedom Institute’s 2014 Mona Mansell Award for his indelible impact on the recovery field and community, and also received the Mental Health Association of Orange County’s Community Service Award..
ABOUT NEWPORT ACADEMY
Newport Academy is a series of evidence-based healing centers for adolescents and families struggling with mental health issues, eating disorders, and substance abuse. With locations across the United States, Newport Academy offers a family-systems approach, providing gender-specific, individualized, and comprehensive holistic programs that encompass clinical therapy, experiential modalities, and academic rigor. Offerings include residential treatment, intensive outpatient programming, recovery-based therapeutic day schools, and day treatment. Newport Academy nurtures the physical, psychological, social, educational, and spiritual needs of adolescents and their families, from a foundation of compassionate care, clinical expertise, and unconditional love.
