Jeff Butts LICSW and Associates

07/02/2025

An informative article if you are interested in the treatment of ADHD. There is a lot we can learn from the latest research.

As diagnoses of the condition in the U.S. have climbed steadily, some longtime researchers are raising fundamental questions.

05/28/2025

I found this podcast to really align with the way I think about therapy with men and boys.

Podcast Episode · The Daily · 05/25/2025 · 37m

02/11/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/science/pornography-adolescents-teenagers.html?searchResultPosition=17

More adolescents than ever are watching it. What’s needed, researchers say, are frank conversations and “porn literacy.”

02/11/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/well/mind/alcohol-panic-attack.html

We asked experts if alcohol can cause anxiety to spike and what you can do about it.

06/08/2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opinion/smartphones-social-media-mental-health-teens.html?pgtype=Article&action=click&module=RelatedLinks

The evidence reveals a more complicated reality than the conventional wisdom would have you believe.

06/04/2024

Here's a couple of great resources for young people, parents and youth serving professionals who are looking for help with problematic sexual behavior.

https://www.pelastakaalapset.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/csape-brochure-for-professionals.pdf

https://www.pelastakaalapset.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/csape-brochure-for-young-people.pdf

05/28/2024

Another great resource:

It’s rarely the creep at the playground. About 90% of child sexual abusers know the family.

05/22/2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/well/mind/adhd-adults-diagnosis-treatment.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

It’s one of the most common psychiatric disorders in adults. Yet there are no U.S. guidelines for diagnosing and treating patients beyond childhood.

05/18/2024

Another important topic for teens and their parents.

Young men are being tricked into sending naked pictures to scammers pretending to be women — who then demand money. The consequences can be devastating.

11/19/2023

Our DBT coaches offer the opportunity to practice coping skills and strategies within the context of a purposeful therapeutic relationship. Kids need the skills and the relationship.

Large-scale, “light touch” interventions have backfired.