In The Media
“We Turn No One Away: Nonprofits Offer Therapy,” January 9, 2023 Cover Story, featuring Kathy Rivera
Newsday, By Bart Jones Nonprofits on Long Island say they are offering affordable mental health therapy for teens and young children — without long waiting lists — as the region faces a shortage of psychologists serving those age groups. Many families in Nassau and Suffolk counties have grown frustrated trying to find private...
NORTH SHORE CHILD & FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER RAISES OVER $17K FOR THE CHILDREN’S CENTER AT NASSAU COUNTY FAMILY COURT
Roslyn Heights, NY, September 26, 2018 — On Tuesday evening September 24th, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center hosted a fundraiser for its Children’s Center at Nassau County Family Court. The event, which was held at Tesoro’s Ristorante Cucini Italiana in...
“Kids First: A Frozen Moment,” By Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media, September 14, 2018
Three years ago on a bright September morning, my wife Dale phoned me at my office in Roslyn Heights to tell me about something disturbing that had just happened to her. It was a few days before the Jewish New Year when our family comes together. Dale and I both...
“Keeping Grandkids Afloat: Grandparents Step In,” Newsday, September 2, 2018
Long Island families find challenges - and support - when life gives them a second go-round at raising children. Brant and Eileen Brown, of East Islip, share a float with their grandson, JJ, 14, during a recent camping outing at Indian Island Park in Riverhead. At...
“Kids First: Respecting the Dignity of the Working Person,” By Andrew Malekoff, Sept. 10, 2018
By now I imagine you’ve heard all about “The Cosby Show” actor Geoffrey Owens who was job-shamed for working at Trader Joe’s. If you haven’t heard or just to refresh: a customer recognized him, snapped a few unflattering photos of him bagging potatoes and sold it to a...
“Kids First: Look at Where We Have Come,” by Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media, August 31, 2018
Did you know that every day more than 290 Americans die from suicide or a drug overdose? With proper treatment, many of these tragedies could be prevented — but despite a law that guarantees coverage, people face enormous roadblocks when they seek care. In 2008...
“Reach Out and Remember,” By Andrew Malekoff, Anton Media Group, September 12, 2018
In the aftermath of the 17th anniversary of September 11, I offer a remembrance of several groups of people—all Queens court personnel—whom I spent a day with in their courthouse, just three days after the 2001 terrorist attack. The people I met with included...
“Kids First: Look at Where We Have Come,” by Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media, August 31, 2018
Did you know that every day more than 290 Americans die from suicide or a drug overdose? With proper treatment, many of these tragedies could be prevented — but despite a law that guarantees coverage, people face enormous roadblocks when they seek care. In 2008...
“Lessons from the Field,” by Andrew Malekoff, Anton Media’s Long Island Weekly, Aug 22-28 2018
In recent years I have written about concussions in youth sports in this space, with a special focus on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive degenerative disease of the brain that is the result of repetitive brain trauma. This was something I knew...
Kids First: A Matter of Civil Rights, By Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media, August 16, 2018
Did you know that every day more than 290 Americans die from suicide or a drug overdose? With proper treatment, many of these tragedies could be prevented — but despite a law that guarantees coverage, people face enormous roadblocks when they seek care. In 2008...
Welcoming Club Presents Check to the Guidance Center, Long Island Business News, August 10-16, 2018
Meg Dockery-Cremins (center) of the Welcoming Club of Garden City presented a $30,000 donation to Lauren McGowan and Andrew Malekoff of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center.
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