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Nuestro Verano Summer Camp runs Mondays through Thursdays from 12:30pm-4:00pm at Oak Terrace Elementary School (240 Prairie Ave., Highwood) starting June 17th through July 18th. Campers will be incoming 1st through 5th graders. Volunteers will be needed from 12:00pm - 4:30pm. Volunteer...
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By Meredith Gettleman, LSW, Youth and Family Therapist As adults, we accept stress as a normal part of life and can navigate our stressors. Even though stress is just as common among youth, they haven't developed the skills to properly cope with these emotions. Parents and caregivers...
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By Meredith Gettleman, LSW, Family Service Youth Therapist
School can be stressful at times for everyone. For some individuals, however, school is not only stressful - it triggers anxiety that impairs functioning and academic success. Many factors...
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By Meredith Gettleman, LSW, Family Service Youth Therapist
As many already know, adolescence is fraught with numerous challenges and transitions. The pace and amount of growth that occurs during adolescence is second only to that which occurs during infancy. As teenagers...
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Timely advice and thoughts from the Family Institute at Northwestern University. To read, click here.
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Mental Health Conditions Are Legitimate Health Conditions
By Ryann Tanap, NAMI Blog, March 28, 2018
It is widely accepted that if you have a health problem, you would...
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