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Therapeutic sensory room opens at the guidance center

February 6, 2025, Published in Long Island Business News North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center unveiled its sensory room at the Marks Family Right from the Start 0-3+ Center in Manhasset. This new initiative enhances the guidance center’s comprehensive range of programs, providing new therapeutic interventions for every child and family...

Guidance Center Gala Raises Quarter Million

Published on November 19, 2024, Long Island Press, Long Island Business News North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center’s Hope and Healing Gala was a night to remember, celebrating the transformative work of the Long Island’s premiere nonprofit children’s...

National Grid Transforms the Guidance Center

Published Oct 17, 2024 On Sept. 20, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center welcomed a team of National Grid volunteers to the Marks Family Right From the Start 0-3+ Center as part of the company’s statewide day of service, known as Project C. For the...

Experiencing racism in school may trigger mental distress, substance abuse in students, CDC survey says

Published Oct 31, 2024, By Tiffany Cusaac-Smith On a Wednesday evening in a university classroom in Patchogue, about a dozen Long Island teachers were learning a lesson that could alter the course of their students' lives. From choosing appropriate books in...

Guidance Center hosts benefit for Children’s Center

Published Nov 4, 2024 North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center hosted a fundraiser on Oct. 16 for an evening of dinner and music benefiting the Children’s Center at Nassau County Family Court. Hosted at Stewart Manor Country Club with a record number of...

Child mental health: More LI pediatricians prescribing medication for psychiatric issues

Published Nov 26, 2024, By Bart Jones Dr. Marc Lashley received almost no training in medical school in how to deal with children’s mental health issues. But when he started practicing as a pediatrician, he found there was a critical — and unmet — need because...

Understanding School Refusal

By Juliette Owens, MHC, Originally published in Anton Media As summer winds down, families face the challenge of reorienting children back into school routines. For many, this period involves the usual protests and complaints, as children resist returning to their...

Younger students are developmentally behind, educators say, and they’re blaming the pandemic

By Craig Schneider, Published in Newsday, August 20, 2024 Roosevelt kindergarten teacher Margarita Acevedo said she'll be starting the new school year with excitement, anticipation — and concern. The teacher said that since children returned from the pandemic in fall...

Mental health among nation’s teens takes upward turn, but challenges remain, study says

By Bart Jones, Published in Newsday, August 11, 2024 The mental health of teenagers improved somewhat as the COVID-19 pandemic eased, a new federal study says, though experts on Long Island said it remains a major problem, fueled in part by addiction to cellphones and...

The Guidance Center Opens Lactation Room Supporting New Mothers

Westbury, NY, July 22, 2024 — North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center has opened a lactation room at the Leeds Place— Serving Young People in Westbury to support the needs of breastfeeding mothers. The Leeds Place is home to a variety of services offered...

Kathy Rivera: Long Island Business News Most Dynamic Women Leaders

Kathy Rivera serves as executive director and CEO for North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, a children’s mental health organization that focuses on bringing hope and healing to young people struggling with a wide range of emotional challenges. Rivera, who...

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