Keyword: mental health
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Making room for mental health in schools
"I’m going trick-or-treating with Freddy Brown this Halloween dressed as Chucky.” I said this to my mom as I left my therapist’s office at the Bio Behavioral Institute in Great Neck. more
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Health insurers count on our silence
I didn’t attend many funerals in my childhood. One that I recall was for the father of a close childhood friend. more
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No matter the desperation, suicide isn’t the answer
When anyone, especially a teenager, dies by suicide, it is difficult to comprehend. We see the person, seemingly vibrant, alive, and we wonder how . . . more
Stacy Brief, second from left, at a past Youth Wellness Summit panel in New Jersey.
Bellmore-Merrick to host first Nassau County youth wellness summit
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s focus on mental health wellness continues to expand. On March 19, Brookside School will host Nassau County’s first Youth Wellness Summit, a program created by the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide. more
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State must do right by mental health patients
Society has long looked down on mental health patients, according to Andrew Malekoff, executive director of the Roslyn Heights-based North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center. So it has been all too easy for insurance companies . . . more
Providing an empathetic and supportive approach in Woodmere
When Fanyelle Mael, LMHC, CASAC, opened Woodmere Mental Health Counseling last year, she had a particular niche in mind. more
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Michael Harrington, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, pictured last year, said that his district is ahead of the curve when it comes to providing mental health education to students.
Bellmore, Merrick districts focus on mental health education
School officials in Bellmore and Merrick will step up their efforts to make mental health a fundamental part of students’ education in the 2018-19 school year. more
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Eighth District Sen. John Brooks will hold a forum on mental health and developmental disabilities on Dec. 8 at the Brookside School in North Merrick.
Brooks: Mental health crisis is real, State senator to host educational forum Dec. 8
A businessman who can’t stop popping pills, an old woman who calls a park bench her home and a veteran who never leaves her home are all fighting their own battles, one might say. However, State Sen. John Brooks, of Seaford, is looking to prove how mental health is the one umbrella under which a variety of issues must be addressed. more
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Kennedy High School science researcher Rachel Mashal, left, was recently selected as one of only five 2015 Rising Scientists by the nonprofit Child Mind Institute. She was joined by her Kennedy research adviser, Barbi Frank, an Advanced Placement biology teacher.
Kennedy H.S. senior honored for eating-disorder research
Few would describe the study of teenage eating disorders as a “passion,” but that’s precisely how Kennedy High School senior Rachel Mashal sees it. more
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Nassau County faces a real fight against heroin
What’s the biggest concern on Long Island today? Sure, property taxes and quality education are always on everyone’s mind, but right now the heroin epidemic that is threatening members of our community . . . more
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