How to Allow Your Kids to Stay Connected and Protected: Strategies for Healthy Social Media Use in Schools and Homes

• By: Jorge R. Petit, MD Quality Healthcare Solutions, LLC
• October 22nd, 2024
• adolescents, cyberbullying, digital literacy, Fall 2024 Issue, mental health, technology
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Over the last few years, as my boys became adolescents and entered high school (right smack in the middle of the COVID pandemic), as a parent and a psychiatrist, I have witnessed firsthand the impact of smartphones and social media. There has been a flurry of articles on this topic as well...

A Trauma-Informed Community Approach to Bullying

• By: Jonathan Keigher, PhD New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• July 2nd, 2021
• bullying, children, cyberbullying, mental health, safety, school, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care
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As the largest mental health clinic provider in the South Bronx, New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC) therapists have witnessed an influx of traumatized children struggling with bullying in city schools. Indeed, New York State Education Department statistics show that bullying is a...