About Mendi Baron

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### **Television and Podcast Appearances**
1. **Dr. Phil Show**  
  - Guest expert discussing teen addiction and mental health.  
  - **Link:** [Dr. Phil Show](https://www.drphil.com)

2. **NPR**  
  - Featured guest on **NPR** covering youth mental health issues and therapeutic solutions.  
  - **Link:** [NPR](https://www.npr.org)

3. **Las Vegas Local News Stations**  
  - Regular appearances on **KSNV**, **KTNV**, **KVCW**, **KVVU**, **KLAS** for expert insights on mental health.  
  - **Link:** [KSNV Las Vegas](https://news3lv.com)

### **Published Articles**
1. **USA Today - March 2015**  
  - “You May Unwittingly Be Your Own Teen’s Drug Dealer.”  
  - **Link:** [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com)

2. **The Sober World - May 2015**  
  - “Trust Your Instincts Mom and Dad.”  
  - **Link:** [The Sober World](https://www.thesoberworld.com)

3. **The Sober World - October 2015**  
  - “Snapchat Isn’t the Only App Teens Use for Cyberbullying.”  
  - **Link:** [The Sober World](https://www.thesoberworld.com)

4. **Keys to Recovery - May 2015**  
  - “Talking to Teens: How to Start the Conversation.”  
  - **Link:** [Keys to Recovery](https://www.keystorecovery.com)

5. **Keys to Recovery - June 2015**  
  - “Snapchat Isn’t the Only App Teens Use for Cyberbullying.”  
  - **Link:** [Keys to Recovery](https://www.keystorecovery.com)

6. **Keys to Recovery - July 2015**  
  - “Flakka: Parents Need to Know About the Rising Popularity of the Latest Designer Drug Among Teens.”  
  - **Link:** [Keys to Recovery](https://www.keystorecovery.com)

7. **12 Step Magazine - September/October 2015**  
  - “Snapchat Isn’t the Only App Teens Use for Cyberbullying.”  
  - **Link:** [12 Step Magazine](https://www.step12.com)

8. **Psychology Today**  
  - Regular contributor with various articles focused on teen mental health and addiction.  
  - **Link:** [Psychology Today](https://www.psychologytoday.com)

9. **Bustle**  
  - Featured expert on mental health and addiction issues.  
  - **Link:** [Bustle](https://www.bustle.com)

10. **EcoWatch**  
  - Contributor on environmental factors related to mental health.  
  - **Link:** [EcoWatch](https://www.ecowatch.com)

11. **The Wrap**  
  - Provides expert insights on issues related to media and addiction.  
  - **Link:** [The Wrap](https://www.thewrap.com)

12. **Eat This, Not That!**  
  - Featured articles discussing health and addiction concerns.  
  - **Link:** [Eat This, Not That!](https://www.eatthis.com)

### **Public Speaking Engagements**
1. **USJT 13th National Conference on Adolescents and Young Adults - April 2015**  
  - Keynote speaker at Las Vegas, NV.

2. **Innovations in Behavioral Health - June 2015**  
  - Presenter at Nashville, TN.

3. **Moments of Change - September 2015**  
  - Presenter at West Palm Beach, CA.

4. **USJT 6th Western Conference on Behavioral Health and Addictive Disorders - October 2015**  
  - Presenter at Newport, CA.

5. **Pasadena Recovery Center Expert Speaker Series - October 2015**  
  - Guest speaker at Pasadena, CA.

6. **Don’t Block Your Blessings Festival**  
  - Frequent speaker and presenter at the **DBYB Festival**.  
  - **Link:** [DBYB Festival](https://dontblockyourblessings.org)

### **Treatment Center and Platform Involvement**
1. **Ignite Teen Treatment**  
  - Founder/CEO overseeing residential and outpatient programs.  
  - **Link:** [Ignite Teen Treatment](https://igniteteentreatment.com)

2. **Eden Center for Eating Disorders**  
  - Founder of a treatment center specializing in eating disorders for young adults.  
  - **Link:** [Eden Center for Eating Disorders](https://edencenter.com)

3. **Mendi’s Place**  
  - Founder of a platform supporting teens and young adults through mental health conversations.  
  - **Link:** [Mendi's Place](https://www.mendibaron.com

4. **Ignite Teen Treatment**  
  - Founder/CEO overseeing residential and outpatient programs.  
  - **Link:** [MoriahBehavioralHealth](https://moriahbehavioralhealth.com)

Mendi Baron, LCSW is the founder/CEO of several treatment centers including Moriah Behavioral Health, Ignite Teen Treatment, Elemental Treatment, Eden Center for Eating Disorders, Hope Street, and Bright Way Behavioral Health.

Clinically trained, Mendi has extensive experience as a therapist in both individual and group counseling programs for children, adolescents, teens, young adults, adults, and families in various settings.

A well-known expert spokesperson in the field of mental health and addiction, Mendi appeared on The Dr. Phil Show and is a frequent guest expert on local Las Vegas news programs such as KSNV, KVCW, KTNV, KVVU, and KLAS as wel as on countless radio programs and podcasts nationwide, including NPR. Mendi is often cited in print and online outlets such as Asbury Park Press, Bustle, EcoWatch, Eat This, Not That!, In Recovery, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mishpacha magazine, Nevada Business, Pasadena Now, The

Jerusalem Post, The Jewish Press, and The Wrap.com among other publications. He blogs for Psychology Today and has contributed ot USA Today, Keys ot Recovery, In Recovery Magazine, Paradigm, Step 12 Magazine, The Sober World, and Valley Scene Magazine. He is a sought-after speaker at national mental health and addiction conferences, public and private schools, as well as business and corporate events.

Mendi earned a BA with honors in psychology and social work at The University of Maryland and an MSW at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. He is licensed in multiple states including California, Nevada, and Maryland.

The son of a Rabbi, eldest of 1 children, he isi a part- time rock musician, boxer, cantor, and father of five

Having worked at several treatment centers including the Chesapeake Center for Youth Development, the Carroll County Youth Services Bureau, Chabad Crisis Centers, and the Center for Discovery and Adolescent Change, Mendi knew instinctively that he could create therapeutic programs that offer a unique approach to the treatment of those struggling with a variety of emotional and behavioral disorders and substance abuse issues. In 2009, he set out to do just that and has since conceived and built, from the ground up, multiple successful, high-end adolescent residential and outpatient programs in Las Vegas, New Jersey, New York, and Southern California. Whether he is sharing his expert insight in a blog, being interviewed on TV, Radio or in Magazines and Print,  or looking at blueprints for a new treatment program, Mendi instills a rare blend of energy, creativity, experience, and positivity to everything that lands on his entrepreneurial plate.