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Supporting Your Child Before Therapy Starts

Supporting Your Child Before Therapy Starts

This is a list of five areas you can use to support your child and yourself during that gap before therapy starts or in between appointment dates.
 
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A Focus on Stress Awareness Month

It’s National Stress Awareness Month, and we think it’s important to take a moment to reflect on what that means. Learning more about our stress and finding healthy ways to deal with these situations can go a long way in living a healthy and positive life.  
 
Adam and Tamara Peters

Fostering Joy

When Tamara and Adam Peters began fostering in June of 2020, they were looking at starting a family and options available to them. With no family history of fostering, they contacted Nexus- PATH Family Healing and talked to a Recruitment & Licensing Social Worker.
 
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Stressed Out? Be The Calm, Not the Storm

April is National Stress Awareness Month and Nexus Family Healing has some tips to manage your stress and improve your quality of life.
 
A youth using Nexus-Woodbourne's music studio equipment

Mixing Beats to Help Process Emotions

A partnership with Beyond The Natural Foundation teaches Nexus-Woodbourne youth music production, composition, and studio time to help youth on their healing journey.
 
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National Day of (No) Silence

The National Day of Silence started as a student-led protest in the 1990s where LGBTQ+ students and allies take a vow of silence to protest the harmful effects of harassment and education discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community. Take a look at this event's history and how you can celebrate this year's National Day of (No) Silence.
 
Nancy Kagel

A Career Dedicated to Helping Others

After 22 years at Nexus-Kindred Family Healing, Nancy Kagel, Social Worker, will be retiring this spring. Social workers are a critical part for the work we do at Nexus Family Healing. To celebrate her retirement, we sat down with Nancy to reflect on her career in social work.
 
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Stress Relieving Methods for Kids

According to the American Psychological Association, more than 60% of high school students say they feel stress on a daily basis. Stress can show up differently depending on your child's age. As parents and caregivers, it’s important to watch for signs of stress in your kids, realize how to identify it, and have some methods on hand to help your child when they are feeling overwhelmed.
 
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How to Thank A Social Worker

March is recognized annually as National Social Worker Month. Social workers are true advocates for the youth and families they serve. Here are some ways you can meaningfully recognize a social worker in your life.