Sep 26, 2025
Help is Not on the Way – Let’s Fix That Imagine a dentist telling a child they won’t treat a cavity until several of the kid’s teeth have fallen out. It would be absurd. Doctors treat ailments without hesitation – unless, sadly, a child’s ailment is mental...
Dec 20, 2024
TAKE CARE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Family gatherings can be joyful or stressful (or both) for children and grown-ups alike. Packed schedules, social pressures, and tense family dynamics can leave everyone feeling overwhelmed. It’s important to remember that the...
Dec 20, 2024
TAKE CARE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Family gatherings can be joyful or stressful (or both) for children and grown-ups alike. Packed schedules, social pressures, and tense family dynamics can leave everyone feeling overwhelmed. It’s important to remember that the...
Nov 6, 2024
On Friday, October 25, 2024, Children First held a webinar on Dyadic Care called, “Caring Together: Models for Improving The Mental Well-Being of Young Children and Families.” This webinar explored how dyadic care models are transforming youth mental...
Oct 30, 2024
Dyadic care in mental health is an approach that treats both the child and their caregiver together, focusing on strengthening the relationship between a child and their caregiver(s). By supporting healthy interactions, dyadic care helps strengthen emotional bonds and...
Oct 11, 2024
ADDRESS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH BEFORE CRISIS ERUPTS We couldn’t say it better than State Rep. and emergency physician, Arvind Venkat, who has a unique perspective on both mental health and what lawmakers can do about it. Here is his published commentary that ran...
