Mental Health Articles

At CHA, we use the term Hope Hero to describe anyone that is making a difference in the life of a child or family that is struggling. Our staff are… Read more »

Let Your Love Be The Difference To A Teen Fostering a teen will pave the path directing an at-risk kid towards a prosperous future. Love makes all the difference! Teenage… Read more »

Children who suffer from traumatic stress are those exposed to one or more traumas over the course of their lives and develop reactions that persist and affect their daily lives.… Read more »

Self-harm: what it is, warning signs, & ways to help What is Self-Harm? Self-harm or self-injury is when you deliberately hurt your own body as a way of coping with… Read more »

Helpful tips on talking about suicide with your child What do you when you’re worried that your child may be feeling suicidal? Let’s be honest, as children grow older, it… Read more »

As we prepare for what for many students will be their first return to full-time in person classroom learning after being stuck at home for more than a year, expect… Read more »

Cheers for Baseball, & For All of Us As the baseball season begins and athletes are beginning a new season, they are facing (excuse the pun) a whole new ballgame.… Read more »

Every time I read the newspaper, browse the internet or check on social media, there’s yet another example of the inequities faced by so many – whether it’s people of… Read more »

Following in the footsteps of a future leader I’ll admit it. I’m amazed. There’s a kid who lives just down the road from our Statesville campus named Ekin. She seems… Read more »

Working with youth, it’s sometimes tempting to focus on the here and now — the problems, the struggles, the misbehaviors. But I’ve realized that this approach can be a trap.… Read more »