Transitioning to Independence

While it is the opinion of many — mostly from older generations — that today’s youth are lazy and unappreciative of their parents’ generosity, failure to launch syndrome is a real problem that needs to be treated as such. The Greater Good at the University of California, Berkeley states that those born after 1978 are…

According to the Pew Research Center, 15.8 percent of young adults ages 25 to 34 were living with their parents in 2000; a decade later, that figure jumped to 21.6 percent. Nonetheless, failure to launch syndrome still isn’t widely understood or accepted among society. Many still view the condition as an excuse for young adults…

Failure to launch syndrome may very well be present in the vast majority of the 36 percent of young adults ages 18 to 31 who are still living with their parents, per the Huffington Post. The 48 percent of 18-to-29-year-old individuals living with their parents in Europe proves that this is not strictly an American…

Currently, 36 percent of all young adults ages 18 to 31 are living with their parents, either having moved back or never having left in the first place, according to Pew Research.  A recent Gallup poll touts that of this number, 12 percent are married couples live with the parents of one of the spouses…

Failure to launch syndrome isn’t classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Rather, the terminology accounts for the 14 percent of adults ages 24 to 34 who are still living with their parents, per a recent Gallup poll. The number of young adults who fit the loose criteria for failure to launch…

It is unlikely that anyone is a stranger to lacking self-confidence at one point or another. We all have our ups and downs in life, but for some, there is a real struggle for some to bounce back from their downfalls. Sometimes the cause is environmental, and other times, it may be more in-depth, such…

To the most organized of individuals, it seems almost silly that anyone would have to work on their organizational skills, much less not have any. But we’re here to tell you’re not alone. Organization isn’t merely keeping your clutter well-hidden in your home. It’s staying on task when you set out to do something —…

This isn’t your average, run-of-the-mill facility. If you’re looking for a treatment approach that will tackle your biggest problem while leaving the rest for you to take care of, keep looking. Instead, we offer innovative programs that address the entire person, not just the primary problem. The inpatient programs offered at OPI cover a vast…

WOODLAND HILLS, CA—Robert Fischer, M.D, Executive Director of the Optimum Performance Institute (OPI), a highly individualized therapeutic and educational residential program for young adults ages 17-25, and Anne LaRiviere, Director of Admissions, talked about current issues facing young adults on the Answers for the Family radio talk show owned and hosted by Allen Cardoza. Cardoza…