Perspectives on addiction, recovery, and behavioural health from the Holina Village Cyprus team.
The “Minority Stress” Link to Addiction To treat the addiction, we must understand why it is there. Research consistently shows that LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse youth have significantly higher rates of substance abuse than their cisgender/heterosexual peers. This is not because there is something inherently “wrong” with them. It is because of Minority Stress Theory. 1. […]
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Education & Future
Rethinking the “Gap Year” For generations, the “Gap Year” has been a rite of passage for school leavers. It was…
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Parent Guide
Not a Hospital, Not a Bootcamp When parents type “Youth Rehab Center” into Google, they are often bombarded with terrifying,…
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Addiction in Young People
The “Quarter-Life Crisis” is Real You are 22 years old. You might be a university student, a recent graduate, or…
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Parent Guide
The Call No Parent Wants to Receive It often starts with a quiet, gnawing suspicion. A strange smell on a…
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Mental Health & Crisis
When Two Challenges Intertwine For many young people, mental health struggles don’t exist in isolation. A teenager might battle anxiety…
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Mental Health & Crisis
When Worry Becomes a Way of Life For many young people today, anxiety isn’t just an occasional feeling — it’s…
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Addiction in Young People
When Struggle Begins to Show Adolescence is a time of enormous change — physical, emotional, social, and neurological. For most…
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Treatment at Holina Cyprus
Understanding Before Healing Behind every behavior is a story. At Holina Village Cyprus, we’ve learned that addiction, anxiety, and self-destructive…
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Treatment at Holina Cyprus
Why Safety Comes Before Healing Before growth, there must be safety. Many young people who come to Holina Village Cyprus…
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Education & Future
When School Stops Working For many families, the first sign of deeper struggle begins in the classroom. Grades drop, attendance…
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Treatment at Holina Cyprus
Where Nature Becomes Part of the Therapy In a world filled with screens, pressure, and noise, young people rarely have…
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