When planning a vacation, you look forward to enjoying seeing your destination’s sights and doing fun activities with your partner or your children. No matter how much you wish to enjoy a carefully planned trip full of excitement and adventure, you might not have as much fun if your dog isn’t with you.

Just as you and your family would miss your dog, your pet would most likely miss you all, too. Avoid the emotional stress of breaking up the family, and bring man and woman’s best friend along to enjoy the break together.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 4.4 million children between the ages of 3-17 in the U.S. have diagnosable anxiety and 1.9 million have diagnosable depression.

Not only are anxiety disorders and depression common in teens, but there could be other mood disorders and mental health issues present in adolescents. For example, mental health issues such as bipolar disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, borderline personality disorder, autism spectrum disorder, or even gender dysphoria can all be mental health disorders that teens may develop.

You and your teen(s) have options

Luckily, the Polaris Teen Center has many options to get your teen the help they need. At the Polaris Teen treatment center you will find family therapists, trained therapists, and psychiatrists with backgrounds in pediatrics and training to handle all the issues mentioned above with solutions that work for you and your child.