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Long Islanders are Struggling to Find Mental Health Services
By Adina Genn, October 21, 2022 If you are struggling to access mental health services on Long Island, you’re not alone. Even those with health insurance face challenges when trying to access care. That’s according to the findings in the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” poll, released Tuesday. “We have a crisis on Long...
“Guidance Center Co-Hosts Event at Brooks Brothers,” Blank Slate Media, December 14, 2018
Cathy and Frank Castagna, Andrew Malekoff, Lauren McGowan, Rita Castagna and Ernie Lagoja enjoy the festivities at Brooks Brothers. (Photo courtesy of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center) On Nov. 29, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center partnered...
“North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Gala Raises More than $620,000,” Anton Media, December 4, 2018
Attendees at the 65th Sapphire Anniversary Gala North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center’s 65th Sapphire Anniversary gala raised more than $620,000 to support the Guidance Center’s mission to bring hope and healing to children and their families who are...
“When World Intervenes in kids’ lives,” Blank Slate column by Andrew Malekoff, Dec. 7, 2018
The recent death of our 41st President George H.W. Bush brought forth a memory from my earlier years at North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center. For decades I worked as a frontline clinician in the Guidance Center’s outpatient mental health program. My specialty...
Gala 2018 Photo, from Long Island Business News “On Our Island,” Nov. 28, 2018
(From left) Honorees Andrea and Michael Leeds, Congressman Tom Suozzi, honorees Rita and Frank Castagna, state Sen. Todd Kaminsky and honoree Deirdre Costa Major contributed to the success of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center’s 65th Sapphire Anniversary...
The Epidemic of Premature Birth in Nassau County,” Blank Slate Media, December 2, 2018
Councilwoman Viviana Russell, Dr. Nellie Taylor-Walthrust, Adriann J. Combs and Dr. Martine Hackett On Nov. 19, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center held a special event at its Leeds Place site in Westbury entitled “World Prematurity Awareness Breakfast.” At...
The Epidemic of Prematurity in Nassau County Guidance Centers seeks to educate community about racial disparities in birth outcomes
Roslyn Heights, NY, November 26, 2018 —On November 19, 2018, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center held a special event at its Leeds Place site in Westbury entitled “World Prematurity Awareness Breakfast.” At the event, the audience, which consisted of...
Every Fight Needs a Voice,” by Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media, November 26, 2018
When tragedy strikes, the grief can be overwhelming. One way that some people choose to deal with their pain is to try to make something good come out of a horrible situation. That’s what the parents of Timothy O’Clair did when their 12-year-old son died by suicide on...
Active Shooter Prep a Sad Commentary
Violence — random, sudden, illogical, and lethal — has become a fact of life. Years of social and economic injustice have resulted in large numbers of people who are frustrated and without hope for the future, people to whom bravado is everything, and anything that...
“Guidance Center Honors John and Janet Kornreich,” Blank Slate Media, November 15, 2018
Photo courtesy of the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center On Nov. 7, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center hosted a celebration honoring John and Janet Kornreich, founders of the John and Janet Kornreich Charitable Foundation, who fund the monthly...
Malekoff receives mental illness awareness award,” Blank Slate Media, November 16, 2018
On Oct. 26, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center’s Executive Director Andrew Malekoff received a “Leaders of Mental Health Awareness Award” from the National Alliance on Mental Illness-New York State at its 2018 Education Conference in Albany. “The lack of...