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Category: Mental Health
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How to Manage Care of Loved Ones in Assisted Living Facilities
The “sandwich generation” is the point in adulthood when we must balance the…Read More
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At 52, I Became a Camp Counselor
Here’s what I learned. I have decades of professional experience as a licensed clinical…Read More
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Race and Mental Health
Engaging in Cultural Humility The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports racial…Read More
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What is PCIT?
Mental health treatment for young kids and their parents Parents struggling to manage severe…Read More
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Learning to Recognize and Support a Child Struggling with Anxiety
Anxiety is a natural response to ambiguity in life, even in childhood and adolescence. And…Read More
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Finding Hope in the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Experiencing mental health challenges is part of being human. This is an unavoidable fact,…Read More
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Giving Youth a Voice: Mental Health in Fairfax County
When it comes to deciding how mental health services are provided to youth, who can better…Read More
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When Enough is Enough: Balancing Your Child’s Extracurriculars
Between sports programs, scout meetings, music lessons, and art classes, our children have…Read More
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Grieving During the Holidays
I asked a friend recently how she was coping with the death of her mother during the holidays.…Read More
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Parent Praises JSSA’s Mental Health Counselor for Supporting her Son with Autism: “It’s been Life-Changing.”
For years, Deborah struggled to find effective counseling for Erich, her son, who was…Read More