by Katie Gerten | Mar 1, 2018 | Children's Mental Health, Foster Care
Spectrum – October 26, 2016 On any given day, pediatrician Lindsay Irvin estimates a quarter of her patients need psychiatric help. She sees teens who say they are suicidal, and elementary school children who suffer chest pains stemming from bullying...
by Katie Gerten | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog, Featured, Parenting
Very Well Family – Sherri Gordon The teen years are filled with all types of mean girls. From frenemies and fake friends to toxic friendships and controlling girls, their mean girl behavior from often leaves other girls feeling hurt, puzzled and distraught. This...
by Katie Gerten | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog, Depression, Featured, Mental Health, Suicide Prevention
The Sydney Morning Herald – Ariane Beeston I was a newly registered psychologist when my brain broke. On maternity leave from my job in child protection I had what my psychiatrist later explained as a “break from reality” – a psychotic...
by Katie Gerten | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog, Featured, Parenting
Parents Magazine – Vicki Glembocki Listening to my three kids’ fresh talk was getting stale in a hurry. I was ready to try anything—and did. Find out which methods worked best. It started with a reasonable, motherly request: I asked my 7-year-old daughter,...
by Katie Gerten | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog, Children's Mental Health, Featured, YDI Highlights
It is easy to dismiss the budget cuts being considered by the Department of Public Health and Human Services as an easy way to save money. However, the latest round of proposed cuts to home support services and therapeutic foster care create a potentially serious...
