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Parents Need Stress Relief, Too
The past year has brought with it more stress than many of us have ever experienced. Given the fear, anxiety, isolation and overall disruption of our normal lives caused by the pandemic, it would be surprising not to feel more stressed out than usual....
Ask the Guidance Center Experts, Blank Slate, April 24, 2021
In this monthly column, therapists from North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center answer your questions on issues related to parenting, mental health and children’s well-being. To submit a question, email NSCFGCexperts@gmail.com. Question: I had my...
The Shadow of Darkness: Two Teenaged Girls, By Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media, April 21, 2021
The guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial was, in no small part, the result of a video taken by a teenaged girl who witnessed the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Fifty years earlier, on May 4, 1970, another teenaged girl found herself on the other...
The Evolving Landscape of Children’s Mental Health, by Andrew Malekoff, April 16, 2021
The good women and men who started the Guidance Center had the foresight, intellect and diligence that led to the creation of a force that would provide quality mental health care for hundreds of thousands of children, teens and family members for nearly seven...
Ask the Guidance Center Experts, Blank Slate, March 27, 2021
In this monthly column, therapists from North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center answer your questions on issues related to parenting, mental health and children’s well-being. To submit a question, email NSCFGCexperts@gmail.com. Question: We think our...
Helping Children with Grief during the Pandemic, By Elissa Smilowitz
Last month, our country reached a devastating milestone: More than a half million Americans have died from COVID-19. Losing a loved one can be devastating under any circumstances, but it’s especially difficult now, when we’ve also lost many of the traditions...
I Don’t Want Another Family to Lose a Child the Way We Did, The NY Times, March 25, 2021, By Pamela Morris
The thought of suicide is terrifying, but we have to make talking about it a part of everyday life. Dr. Morris is a developmental psychologist whose research has focused on early childhood education. Recently, she has turned her attention to preventing suicide. I...
Celebrating Our Mental Health Professionals
As we reach the end of National Social Work month, which runs through March, we want to take the opportunity to thank our wonderful staff at North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, which consists of social workers, mental health counselors, psychologists,...