Back to school: Conversations with adolescents and young adults about prevention and addiction

Posted 7 months ago

By Jennifer Fukuda • Addiction and Recovery Services Program Coordinator Back to school time is both exciting and overwhelming! It brings opportunities for many conversations with our children. Talking abou[...]

How is it August already? How to enjoy the transition to fall

Posted 2 years ago

Tips for remaining grounded during the back-to-school transition By Leah Persky, PhD & CFLE • Manager of Family Life Education Summer just seemed to be in full swing and now here we are at ba[...]

Taking time with transitions: Bringing mindfulness into the new school year

Posted 3 years ago

By Leah Persky, PhD & CFLE • Manager of Family Life Education & Addiction and Recovery Services For many parents and caregivers, the past few weeks have been filled with the business of getting [...]

Back to school in 2021: We are back, but not to normal

Posted 4 years ago

By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator  • Family Life Education Manager For many parents, the day has arrived or, it soon will. Kids will be off to school, starting off the new academi[...]

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: August 2019

Posted 6 years ago

Anxiety about school safety is unfortunately on parents’ back-to-school checklist   When I was a kid, I looked forward to the start of a new school year. I liked everything about the process—new cloth[...]