In The Media
Teach Your Teens the Dangers of Driving Impaired, Anton Media February 10, 2023
By Dr. Nellie-Taylor Walthrust Getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage that teenagers have been celebrating since the early days of automobiles. Driving makes teens feel more independent than ever before, and it can also provide a break for parents, who spend a great deal of their time carting their kids back and forth from practices and...
“The Suburban Myth of Health and Wealth,” U.S. News & World Report, by Gaby Galvin, March 26, 2019
In New York’s Nassau County, a broad portrait of healthy suburbia masks disparities that lie at the local level. GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – On the surface, Nassau County is a wealthy and thriving suburban enclave in New York City's backyard. Home to 1.4 million people and...
“Spring is in the Air as Guidance Center’s Annual Luncheon Returns,” Blank Slate Media, March 18, 2019
Are you ready for a fun-filled day of shopping, delicious dining and your favorite games? Then mark your calendars for North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center’s eagerly anticipated annual spring luncheon. This year’s event will be held at the Glen Head Country...
“Victims of the College Cheating Scandal,” By Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media/the Island Now, March 19, 2019
Every media outlet from Twitter and Facebook to CNN and the New York Times is abuzz with the latest scoop on the college admissions cheating scam. It’s not surprising that a scandal of this magnitude is big news, but when you add in the fact that well-known...
Spring Is In the Air as Guidance Center Plans Annual Luncheon
Event will feature Mahjong, Canasta, Bridge, great shopping and more Roslyn Heights, NY, March 18, 2019 — Are you ready for a fun-filled day of shopping, delicious dining and your favorite games? Then mark your calendars for North Shore Child & Family Guidance...
“Schoolyard Bullying Goes Online,” by Andrew Malekoff, Long Island Weekly/Anton Media Group, March 11, 2019
A recent study issued by the Pew Research Center reports that a majority of teenagers (59 percent) have experienced some kind of cyberbullying. The most common forms of harassment cited are name-calling and rumor-spreading. Other examples of cyberbullying against...
Guidance Center, National Grid Partner, Blank Slate’s Roslyn Times, March 1, 2019
Assistant Principal Easton Hazell; Kathleen Wisnewski, National Grid customer and mommunity manager; Lauren McGowan, director of development at the guidance center; Juan Santiago, National Grid customer and community manager; Dena Papadopoulos, mental health counselor...
“Waking Up to the Urgency of Mental Health Care,” by Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media, March 5, 2019
Although my daily routine does not include reading Australian news, a social media headline from the Jan. 26, Sidney Morning Herald caught my eye: “Kids are Dying: Calls for Headspace to Publish Waiting Lists.” Headspace is the name for 110 centers located across...
“Waking Up to the Urgency of Mental Health Care,” by Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media, March 5, 2019
Although my daily routine does not include reading Australian news, a social media headline from the Jan. 26, Sidney Morning Herald caught my eye: “Kids are Dying: Calls for Headspace to Publish Waiting Lists.” Headspace is the name for 110 centers located across...
“Breaking the Stigma of Depression,” By Andrew Malekoff, Long Island Herald, February 28, 2019
I’ve been working in the field of children’s mental health for more than 45 years, most of them with the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading children’s mental health agency on Long Island, where we turn no one away for inability to pay. During...
Guidance Center and National Grid Join to Help Students Think Big!
New partnership includes inspirational talk on setting future career goals Roslyn Heights, NY, February 21, 2019 — On February 12, 2019, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center and National Grid launched their new partnership with a Career Day talk at the...
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