One Year of ARCH Academy
What a difference a year makes. Last March, ARCH Academy (Adolescent Recovery of Cumberland Heights) was operating on the main campus of Cumberland Heights in a state of uncertainty, much like the rest of the nation. The excitement of plans to open a brand-new premier adolescent facility, several years in the making was threatened by […]
My Teen Self-Harms. What Can I Do?
Most people have occasional moments of letting emotion override the self-protection instinct. You’ve experienced this if you’ve ever kicked something harder than your foot. But some people hurt themselves deliberately and regularly, and that causes worse problems than a temporary limp. This practice is called self-harm. This behavior, also called self-injury or self-mutilation, typically co-occurs […]