Authored by
Nexus Family Healing
on March 28, 2024
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.
Authored by
Nexus Family Healing
on March 21, 2024
Social workers have very thankless jobs, but very meaningful and important jobs. Cherie Johnson, Nexus-Kindred Foster and Adoptive Parent, shares her experience with and appreciation for Nexus Family Healing social workers.
Authored by
Nexus Family Healing
on March 14, 2024
In the hustle of day-to-day life, taking care of our mental health can easily get lost in the shuffle. Family mental health is incredibly important, especially in times of high stress and change. Here are four ways to strengthen your family's mental health.
March is National Social Work Month and we are celebrating all of the social workers and the important work they do. Vicki Senesac, a Therapist at Nexus-Indian Oaks Family Healing, shares her story on why she switched careers to make an immediate difference in the lives of young people.
Authored by
Nexus Family Healing
on February 29, 2024
Dr. Mark Jordan, Psychology Department Supervisor at Nexus-Indian Oaks Family Healing, shares his experience as a psychologist and his recommendations on how to get through the tough days.
Authored by
Nexus Family Healing
on February 27, 2024
In 2023, North Dakota proclaimed October to be “Foster Youth Voice Month”. Take a look at how lived experts Char, Alexis, Olivia, and Kalista joined the The North Dakota Youth Advisory Association (NDYAA) Leadership Board to raise community awareness around foster care and independent living programs.
Authored by
Nexus Family Healing
on February 22, 2024
Our youngest daughter was acting out at school, and she is usually our most angelic child, the one we rarely worry would misbehaving. Naturally, we were concerned for her and a bunch of questions and scenarios jumped to mind. And then it hit me… How would I know the answer to any of these questions if I can’t even remember the last time I had concentrated one-on-one time with her?
Authored by
Nexus Family Healing
on February 13, 2024
Nexus Family Healing is expanding, opening its first mental health treatment program in Oregon next month. Walden Crossing is a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) that will support youth ages 10-17 with mental and developmental disabilities who have become involved in the justice system.
Authored by
Nexus Family Healing
on February 8, 2024
A foster parent shares her family's journey with reactive attachment disorder. Reactive attachment disorder is a rare but serious condition in which an infant or young child doesn't establish healthy attachments with parents or caregivers, often developed from early trauma.
Authored by
Nexus Family Healing
on February 1, 2024
Currently, a quarter of all employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is not necessarily the amount of stress we experience at work, but how quickly we recover from the effects that is important to our health and wellbeing. Resilience is the key strategy that helps employees effectively tackle stress, workplace conflicts, and the unique and ever-changing challenges of the job.