Family Bonding: Navigating Teenage Years

Family Bonding: Navigating Teenage Years

By ShaRonda Amon, Coalition Coordinator As a parent, the teenage years can be a balancing act. For their teenagers to develop into successful adults, parents will need to give them more freedom to make their own decisions. It is also necessary for parents to guide their teens and give them the tools they need to make…

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How Family Therapy Helps You Overcome Challenges

How Family Therapy Helps You Overcome Challenges

Family therapy has emerged as a transformative approach to resolving conflicts, improving communication, and strengthening familial bonds. Understanding that obstacles within a home setting are intertwined and necessitate a comprehensive strategy, family counseling provides an exclusive avenue for families to maneuver and conquer the trials they encounter. In our modern, rapidly evolving, and intricate society,…

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A Recap of Wellspring’s SBCS Program in the Past School Year

A Recap of Wellspring’s SBCS Program in the Past School Year

By: Lauren Balkan, Deputy Director – School-Based Clinical Services Since 2006, Wellspring has been delivering school-based clinical services (SBCS) in Middlesex County. The flagship program, Pathways School-Based Youth Services Program, established at Carteret High School, is funded by a grant from the NJ Department of Children and Services. Additional programs have been implemented at Carteret…

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Wellspring’s Successful Expansion of Mental Health Services in South Plainfield Middle School

Wellspring’s Successful Expansion of Mental Health Services in South Plainfield Middle School

By: Jordan Indyk, Clinician for School Based Clinical Services In 2021 the World Health Organization estimated that about 4% of adolescents aged 10-14 struggle with an anxiety disorder and about 1.5% with depression. Over the past couple of years and with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, struggles with mental health have been on…

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