In The Media
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 2021, some have lacked basic abilities, including how to handle pencils and...
Guidance Center Golf and Tennis Outing Raises $150K,” Long Island Business News, June 9, 2022
North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center raised $150,000 at a recent golf outing to support children’s mental health. This year marked the 25th anniversary for the event, the Jonathan Krevat Memorial Golf & Tennis Classic, which was held at the...
The Guidance Center’s Work “Beyond Our Walls”
By Kathy Rivera, published in Anton Media, May 27, 2022 North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center is known throughout Long Island as the preeminent mental health organization for youth and families, providing individualized, culturally sensitive therapeutic...
How to talk to kids about the Texas school shooting
Newsday, By Beth Whitehouse, May 26, 2022, featuring Kathy Rivera, Executive Director/CEO, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Click here to watch a powerful video posted with this article. “Am I safe?” That may be the first reaction of...
Responding to the Crisis in Children’s Mental Health
By Kathy Rivera, published in Anton Media, April 27, 2022 As of this writing, while COVID-19 cases have been inching up, most experts say that we have moved into a new phase of the pandemic, where the disease, while still dangerous, is less deadly than previous...
Guidance Center Welcomes New Board Member, Long Island Business News, April 22, 2022
Guidance Center In-Person Lunch Set for April 28
Published in Long Island Business News, April 18, 2022 North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center will host its annual spring luncheon – this year in-person – on April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Glen Head Country Club. After a cancelled 2020 event and a...
Guidance Center Luncheon Back
Ask the Guidance Center Experts
This story will be published in Blank Slate Media newspapers in April 2022 Helping Your Child Through Divorce In this monthly column, therapists from North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center answer your questions on issues related to parenting, mental health and...
Guidance Center Luncheon Returns to Glen Head Country Club!
Event will feature Mahjong, Canasta, great shopping and more Roslyn Heights, NY, April 7, 2022 — North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island’s leading children’s mental health nonprofit, is thrilled to announce the return of its in-person annual...
Supporting the Well-being of All Mothers and Babies, By Dr. Nellie Taylor-Walthrust
At North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, our mission is to bring hope and healing to children and families experiencing depression, anxiety and other challenges. Although we are a children’s mental health organization, we know that emotional well-being and...
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