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Talk Therapies Take On a Vital Role in Treating Schizophrenia

Mar 5, 2023 | News, Important Resources

Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps to treat symptoms of schizophrenia for which drugs are ineffective By Matthew M. Kurtz on March 1, 2023 Scientific American March 2023 Issue Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that, at its worst, ravages the totality of...

N.J.’s child welfare system stopped investigating child-on-child sexual abuse cases

Feb 10, 2023 | News

N.J.’s child welfare system stopped investigating child-on-child sexual abuse cases, watchdog says • Updated: Feb. 10, 2023, 2:16 a.m. • Published: Feb. 09, 2023, 9:52 a.m. By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The state’s child welfare agency declined to...

Black Students Are Still Experiencing Pandemic Trauma

Jan 23, 2023 | News

Black Students Are Still Experiencing Pandemic Trauma Black parents were the most likely to report their K-12-aged children’s mental well-being has not improved from the negative toll the pandemic took. Dr. Terence Fitzgerald discusses why this is and potential...

Resources for Advocates to share with their foster children

Dec 31, 2022 | News, Important Resources

The OVC’s (Office for Victims of Crime) report, had several invaluable resources embedded into it that Jeanne McVerry located and has made available for Advocates to share with their foster children. The resources include graphic novels and picture books (by age...

Can ‘Kinship Care’ Help the Child Welfare System?

Oct 14, 2022 | News

The White House Wants to Try. New York TimesPublished October 13, 2022By Erica L. Green https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/us/politics/foster-children-biden-welfare.html Full...

What Happens When an Autistic Teenager Becomes Unmanageable at Home

Jun 5, 2022 | News

Sabrina’s Parents Love Her. But the Meltdowns Are Too Much. Unpredictable violence, chaotic outbursts and countless trips to the emergency room. What happens when an autistic teenager becomes unmanageable at home? Thirteen-year-old Sabrina Benedict, center, with her...

Talk Therapies Take On a Vital Role in Treating Schizophrenia

N.J.’s child welfare system stopped investigating child-on-child sexual abuse cases

Black Students Are Still Experiencing Pandemic Trauma

Resources for Advocates to share with their foster children

Can ‘Kinship Care’ Help the Child Welfare System?

What Happens When an Autistic Teenager Becomes Unmanageable at Home

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