New campaign offers help to start tough conversations about mental health

Let’s face it: mental health can be tough to talk about, even for those of us committed to the cause. That’s the idea behind a new “Seize the Awkward” campaign from the JED Foundation and AFSP which offers refreshingly practical tips for starting conversations about...

More Kids Gain Access to Mental Health Services Through Two New Programs

Children’s Center therapists placed at Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Washington and Clark Country Domestic Violence Prosecution Center. Major strides have been made toward our strategic priority of providing access to mental health services for at-risk children and...

Mother of Mental Health Survivor Urges Action at Annual Benefit Luncheon

Liza Long’s Story “I am Adam Lanza’s mother.” Liza Long wrote those words on her blog the morning of the Sandy Hook school shooting. Long knew firsthand the challenges faced by parents of children with mental illness. She had been struggling...

Peg Busick, Founder and Board Member, Honored with Prestigious Lewis Hine Award

(L)Jeffrey Newman, President and Executive Director, National Child Labor Committee and (R) Erik Butler, Chair, National Child Labor Committee Peg Busick, a founder and board member of Children’s Center was chosen as an honoree for the 2014 Lewis Hine Award for...