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Mental Health

Can AI Help Parents Support Teen Mental Health?

When parents face these challenges, it’s important to look for sources of support. In recent years, AI-powered resources have emerged as a tool that may assist parents in some of their parenting responsibilities. However, while AI-assisted programs may be valuable in providing specific kinds of support, over-reliance on AI can be harmful, especially if it’s used as a replacement for human connection or professional help.

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Mental Health

How The Wave Combines Therapy, Adventure and Growth

At The Wave Clinic, our residential programs focus on building all of these things, not only through psychotherapy but also through enriching experiences, unforgettable memories, and meaningful friendships. By combining exceptional therapy with unequalled fun and global citizenship, we support young people to find long-term mental health resilience as they build fulfilling futures.

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Mental Health

Climate Change and Young People’s Mental Health

In this blog, we look at some of the ways climate change impacts young people’s mental health, drawing on the research that’s been published to date. We also touch on some of the protective factors that help young people remain resilient in the face of climate change. 

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Mental Health

Eating Disorders in Saudi Arabia: Finding Help

Eating disorders are about more than food and body image. They’re caused by a complicated interplay of emotional, cognitive, and social experiences that lead to a preoccupation with body weight and shape and disordered eating behaviours.

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Mental Health

Teen Mental Health Support in Riyadh

This blog explores what it is for a young person to navigate Saudi Arabia’s rapidly changing society, and the experiences that shape their mental well-being. It offers insight into supporting young adults in this process, as parents and mental health professionals.

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Mental Health

Setting Goals for the New Year

Setting goals at New Year’s doesn’t have to be a negative experience. By changing the way we set goals and the type of goals we set, New Year’s goal-setting can help us get to where we want to be in our relationships, social skills, and activities.

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Mental Health

Teen Mental Health Support for UAE Family Offices

Family offices are increasingly recognising the role of mental health in wealth management. Mental health impacts a family’s decision-making and continuity, their choice of investments and resilience. These impacts are inseparable from wealth and finances.

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