January 9, 2019

By Sara Rattigan, Comm. Director

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January 2, 2019

By Ellen Braaten, Co-Director

2019 has arrived, and if you’re like most people, you’ve not only made New Year’s Resolutions, but are wondering how long you’ll keep to them.  In fact, less than half of people who make New Year’s resolutions stick with them much past June.

January 1, 2019

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director and Steven Schlozman, Co-Director

There’s this guy Sisyphus.

I feel like he invented the New Year’s resolution.

You know Sisyphus—he’s the guy who works so hard to push that stupid boulder up the hill, only to have it roll down again at the end of his hard work.

December 19, 2018

By Sara Rattigan, Comm. Director

Here at The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, we know that there just aren’t enough child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers — anyone who helps to take care of kids — to go around. Yet there is an incredible need for resources to help support the mental, behavioral, and emotional well-being of our future generation.

December 18, 2018

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director and Steven Schlozman, Co-Director

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe the government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.

December 6, 2018

By Sara Rattigan, Comm. Director

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It’s cold. It’s gray. It’s dark. This time of year, a lot of folks feel pretty blah. And not just those with depression or other mental health disorders. It can affect anyone.

November 15, 2018

By Steven Schlozman, Co-Director

We’ve written about bipolar disorder before.

We’ve also written about the controversy surrounding the diagnosis.  Until about 25 years ago, most clinicians felt that bipolar disorder in children and adolescents was extremely rare.

November 7, 2018

By Ellen Braaten, Co-Director

I have a confession to make. I rarely get enough sleep.

I know it’s important for me, but too often life gets in the way. I’m not alone. Most adults don’t get enough sleep, and this can be particularly true for parents who are juggling multiple tasks and role expectations.

October 29, 2018

By Ellen Braaten, Co-Director

Question: It seems like every child these days has some kind of problem. ADHD. Anxiety. Depression. Are these things as common as they seem?

Answer: Are behavioral challenges among children as common as they seem? Well, it’s difficult to say because the line between normal and abnormal behavior is often a matter of degree.

October 25, 2018

By Sara Rattigan, Comm. Director

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At the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, we think a lot about helping kids as they’re growing up with all sorts of challenges.