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She Carries More Than a Child: The Psychological Burden of Unhealed Trauma
Motherhood starts way before a woman discovers that she is pregnant. Rather, research suggests that a person’s projected pathway into motherhood starts as soon as their own infancy. The type of attachment, connection, and personal experiences that a child is exposed to during their first five...
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Voice and Identity: Daughters and Sons of Parents with Psychiatric Experiences
Parenting with a mental health condition is common, yet widely unsupported. The following statistics may surprise you: according to Joanne Nicholson of Brandeis and Kate Beibel at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 68% of women and 57% of men with diagnosed psychiatric disorders are...
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Addressing Child and Youth Loneliness: Family-Based Interventions to Improve Mental Health
*This is a composite case example. The names have been changed to protect the identities of the clients. Loneliness is not simply a feeling but a social determinant of one’s overall health. Loneliness is a state of emotional distress that develops when one experiences a disconnect between...
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Does Listening to the Family Violate HIPAA? What Clinicians Need to Know When Working with Children and Vulnerable Adults
Over time, good clinicians frequently come to similar conclusions. One of those conclusions is that family involvement in treatment can help the person in therapy find deeper and healthier relationships with important people in their lives. While it is not always possible to “fix what is...
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The Mental Health Crisis Among Kids Is Growing—Can Tech Help?
I’ve always been a believer that big challenges can be solved with creative ideas that leverage the best that people and technology have to offer, and this time, I can’t think of a more critical challenge to address than safeguarding the mental health of our children. Our world is evolving at...
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Leveraging Technology to Enhance Mental Health Services for Children and Families
Technology-driven approaches to mental health care have transformed the way services are delivered, making support more accessible and tailored to individual needs. Children and families can particularly benefit from this movement because digital tools enable novel pathways to the implementation of...
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The Kids Are Not Alright: How Seismic Changes in the Childhood Experience Have Undermined the Health of a Generation
Our nation’s youth are in crisis. Such a sweeping characterization of an entire demographic would ordinarily border on hyperbole, but as Robert F. Kennedy proclaimed when he announced his candidacy for the Presidency nearly 60 years ago, “These are not ordinary times.” In October 2021, the...
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Empowering Families, Supporting Youth: CEC Health Care’s Comprehensive Behavioral Health Model in Glen Cove
CEC Health Care in Glen Cove, NY, offers comprehensive behavioral health services to children through an integrated approach, combining resources from the CEC Article 31 (OMH) Clinic, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), and the Community Mental Health Promotion and Support...
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Community Counseling & Mediation (CCM) Launches New Bond Street Clinic to Support Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Brooklyn
Community Counseling & Mediation (CCM) is proud to announce the grand opening of our Bond Child and Adolescent Article 31 Mental Health Clinic, a new facility dedicated to serving the behavioral health needs of youth and families in Brooklyn. The clinic will officially open on Thursday, May 9,...
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The Burden of Being the “Good Child”: How South Asian Kids Suppress Mental Health Struggles
In many South Asian immigrant families, the eldest child is often expected to set an example for younger siblings, excel academically, and fulfill responsibilities that extend beyond their years. These expectations are heightened by the struggles their parents face as immigrants, navigating a new...
