Resources in Response When Tragedy Strikes
School shootings — like the recent tragedy in Minneapolis — are deeply traumatic and difficult to comprehend, especially for children and teens. For many families, these events can be frightening…
Resources in Response to the War in Israel
The unfolding tragedy in Israel is hard to comprehend. For many children, it can be frightening and upsetting, but every child deserves an age-appropriate and honest conversation. Each of these conversation…
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Understanding Racial Trauma
Racial trauma refers to the stressful impact or emotional pain of one’s experience with racism and discrimination. Those exposed to racially traumatic events may experience posttraumatic symptoms similar to survivors…
Supporting Children All Year: Therapists Answer Questions
We realize the challenge to protect children has never been greater. Many parents now find themselves in an unprecedented situation with a lack of childcare, indefinite school closures, limited employment opportunities…
Talking to Kids About Sexual Abuse
High-profile cases of sexual abuse of children at respected places—the Horace Mann School, Joe Paterno’s locker room at Penn State, the offices of revered pediatrician Melvin Levine, the cloisters of…