By Beth Land Hecht, LCSW-C Senior Manager, Community Engagement This unique and challenging time of COVID 19, that we are all living through, is clearly stressful. As parents, everything in our lives has been turned upside down. We worry about how this change in our lives impacts our children. The good news is that our …
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I’m enjoying the laid back hazy days of summer as much as I possibly can, savoring every minute of sunshine that comes my way. But I know what is lurking out there in the humid shadows. The back to school circulars have already showed up at my doorstep and the emails touting back to school …
Ilene Federman, LCSW-C “Can we screen you for Depression?” That’s the first question ten thousand incoming freshmen will be met with as they move into their dorms on the campus of UCLA later this summer. In response to the skyrocketing number of cases involving depression in young people, UCLA has launched the Depression Grand Challenge, …
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“Can we screen you for Depression?”
That’s the first question ten thousand incoming freshmen will be met with as they move into their dorms on the campus of UCLA later this summer.
In response to the skyrocketing number of cases involving depression in young people, UCLA has launched the Depression Grand Challenge, an initiative that will help researchers study causes and treatments of this debilitating disease.
By Jeffrey Wolfish, LCPC You don’t need a calendar to know that Passover, the “holiday of freedom” celebrating the Jewish Exodus from Egypt following 210 years of slavery, is almost here. Passover is regarded as the “birth” of the Jewish nation, deriving its name from the fact that during the final plague against the Egyptians …
By Mairi MacRae, LCSW-C Let’s say you were up late last night, working, playing on the internet, arguing with a partner, waiting for a teenager to come home, or helping a younger child with a project. Whatever the reason, you did not get enough sleep. So there you are, crabby and draggy beginning a whole …
Ilene Federman, LCSW-C We send our children through 12 years of school with one goal in mind – preparing them for an independent future. For many, the first real experience in getting by on their own comes when they go to college. But how do we know if our kids are emotionally prepared to deal …
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By Vicki Shipley, MSW No. It’s a two letter word that can make a world of difference. People just don’t like saying “No”. It seems to come easy to toddlers, but adults tend to struggle. Perhaps they are afraid of offending someone, or they are worried that someone will not like them, or they …
By Lizbeth Schoen, LCSW-C “I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.” From “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley Events of life can be overwhelming, leaving us feeling at the mercy of our fate, not the master of it. Over the years I have known many people who felt greatly …
By Donna Kane, MA Where did summer go? It seems like we were just stocking up on sunscreen, flip flops and beach towels. Now, those outdoor summer displays have been replaced by rows of school supplies, racks of sweaters, and autumn decorations. How is it possible? In just a matter of days the big yellow …
