In The Media


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...
Pregnancy, postpartum can be key times for mental health challenges
By Tiffany Cusaac-Smith, Published in Newsday, October 21, 2023 After giving birth to her son in March, Justine Hofsiss lay in the fetal position on a couch at her Franklin Square home unable to function. Ringing in her ears, heart palpitations, sweating,...
Talking to Kids about Tragedy
By Kathy Rivera, Executive Director/CEO, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Children are always listening, even to things they may not have the ability to fully comprehend. Whether it be from social media, school, or adults in their lives, it’s inevitable...
Guidance Center Spring Luncheon Raises Over $100,000
Roslyn Heights, NY, May 10, 2023—On Thursday, April 28, 2023, a sellout crowd of over 250 participants came together for North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center’s Annual Spring Luncheon. This year’s event, which supports the Guidance Center’s mission to...
Breaking the Stigma: Children and Mental Health, CBS News Special, March 16, 2023, featuring Kathy Rivera
“Andy Foundation Donates to Guidance Center,” March 1, 2023
North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, the leading not-for-profit children’s mental health agency on Long Island, is pleased to announce that The Andy Foundation, a Garden City-based nonprofit, dedicated to helping children less fortunate than most, has...
“Morning Movies with the Guidance Center,” Blank Slate, February 22, 2023
North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center’s family-friendly fundraiser at Manhasset Cinemas was a big hit with kids and parents alike. “Morning Movies with the Guidance Center,” which was held on Feb. 11, featured three film choices – The Amazing Maurice, 80...
Garden City News “Andy Foundation Donates to Guidance Center,” March 6, 2023
North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center (the Guidance Center), the leading not-for-profit children’s mental health agency on Long Island, is pleased to announce that The Andy Foundation, a Garden City-based nonprofit, dedicated to helping children less...
The Andy Foundation Donates to Guidance Center
Roslyn Heights, NY, March 1, 2023 —North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center (the Guidance Center), the leading not-for-profit children’s mental health agency on Long Island, is pleased to announce that The Andy Foundation, a Garden City-based nonprofit,...
“Nonprofits, Schools Stepping Up to Assist Children in Need of Mental Health Help,” CBS New York News, February 23, 2023
Newsday, “Rising mental health issues among teen girls,” By Bart Jones, February 14, 2023
Nearly 3 in 5 teenage girls felt persistent sadness in 2021, while 1 in 3 seriously considered attempting suicide, according to a new CDC report that experts said mirrored trends on Long Island. The survey of 17,000 teenagers across the country by the U.S. Centers for...