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Category: Mental Health

  1. Useful Tips & Articles About Mental Health

    Everyone has struggled in big and small ways over the last year as we navigate social…
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  2. Helpful Tools to Manage Your Anxiety

    “I can’t sleep because my mind is racing.” “I’m constantly…
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  3. Seven Tips for Managing Your Mental Health During a Global Pandemic

    Life has changed radically since March 2020. One week we were comfortably sitting in our…
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  4. What is Mental Health Literacy, and Why is it Important?

    You have heard about it on the news – the number of people struggling with mental health…
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  5. News Headlines Getting You Down? Here’s How You Can Cope

    To say the least, 2020 thus far has been chaotic, uncertain, and stressful. From the COVID-19…
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  6. Parenting and Managing Online Learning During the Pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic has created a shift in the family system, as many parents find…
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  7. Managing Depression and Anxiety During the Pandemic

    These difficult and unprecedented times posed by the coronavirus pandemic have increased the…
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  8. Discussing Alarming Current Events with Your Children

    When frightening events occur, children need guidance and support as they try to process what…
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  9. 6 Ways to Set Limits on Your Child’s Use of Electronics

    Summer often means less daily structure and more screen time. While research has found…
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    6 Ways to Set Limits on Your Child's Use of Electronics
  10. JSSA Mental Health Clinician: Talk to Your Kids About Depression and Suicide

    Following the suicides at the end of last year of two local teens, Heidi Cohen, LCSW-C,…
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    Why parents need to talk to their kids about depression and suicide