iHope

The iHope Program is your companion in navigating early-onset psychosis. Offering a compassionate approach to treatment for adolescents, young adults, and their families.

How to Get Care

Accessible, mindful care — focused on long-term wellness.

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Healing Starts by Understanding Identifying Addressing Early Symptoms

Psychosis Indicators

Keeping young people with early signs of psychosis on their best life path.

Performance Changes

New trouble with…

  • Reading or Understanding complex sentences
  • Speaking or understanding what others say
  • Coordination
  • Attendance or grades

Behavior Changes

  • Extreme fear for no apparent reason
  • Bizarre actions, statements, or beliefs
  • Extreme social withdrawal
  • Decline in appearance or hygiene
  • Unusual sleep patterns (too much/not enough)

Perceptual Changes

  • Fear others are trying to hurt them
  • Heightened sensitivity to sights, sounds, smells or touch
  • Visual changes such as distorted faces or wavy lines
  • Feeling like someone else is putting thoughts in your head or taking thoughts from you

Occurrence and Causes

Psychosis most often occurs for the first time between the ages of 15 and 25. Every year around 100,000 adolescents and young adults in the U.S. will experience their first psychotic episode. Some of the causes of psychosis can include a genetic vulnerability, head trauma, brain tumors, drug use, severe stress, sleep deprivation, medical conditions and other causes.

Treatment

Early intervention is key to helping adolescents and young adults deal with psychosis. Early treatment is very effective and leads to a healthier life. School failures become school successes and the risk of suicide, accidental death or harm are greatly diminished.