9 Self-Care Tips for Busy Professionals: How to Prioritize Your Well-Being

9 Self-Care Tips for Busy Professionals: How to Prioritize Your Well-Being

In the fast-paced world of busy professionals, it’s easy to neglect self-care and prioritize work over personal well-being. However, maintaining a healthy work-life balance is essential for long-term success and overall happiness. Discover practical self-care tips and strategies that busy professionals can incorporate into their daily routines to prioritize well-being and improve overall quality of…

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Methods to Create a Negative Peer-Pressure-Free School Environment

Methods to Create a Negative Peer-Pressure-Free School Environment

While teachers and staff can’t control the creation and distribution of negative peer pressure in a school, they can employ methods that mitigate its effects.  You can achieve a less stressful and positive school environment by focusing on positive peer influences, establishing safe places, and encouraging open communication between staff and students. Here is a…

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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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