Families and Suicide: How to Engage Your Child in Conversation

• By: Scott Bloom, LCSW New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• January 17th, 2023
• anxiety, caregivers, depression, family, parents, risk factors, strategies, suicide, warning signs, Winter 2023 Issue
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As parents, we must balance our feelings of anxiety and uncertainty, on top of our own emotions with those of our children. There are many aspects to the relationship between suicide and families, especially having conversations to find out if children are thinking about suicide. Many parents are...

Mental Health in Schools: Moving Stigma Out in the Open

• By: Scott Bloom, LCSW New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• July 14th, 2022
• children, community, mental health education, mental health literacy, mental health stigma, peer pressure, school, social emotional learning, stigma, stigmatizing language, Summer 2022 Issue
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Since the start of the pandemic, rates of psychological distress and chronic mental health issues among young people have increased. In New York, state officials estimate that one in five children ages 2-17 has one or more emotional, behavioral, or developmental condition while approximately...