What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

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What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

Sometimes really horrible things happen. Automobiles crash. Assaults, robberies, fires, natural disasters, terrorism—these are all products of our world that we hope to never have to face. Still, no one is immune; adults, children and adolescents endure horrors every day.

Parents’ Untreated Mental Illnesses Affect Their Children

By Steven Schlozman, MD

We wrote earlier this month about the growing acceptance of psychiatric illness among the general population. A number of studies demonstrate that more and more Americans are accepting psychiatric illnesses as equal to other illnesses, and therefore actively seeking treatment.

Home Is Where The Heart Is: Thinking About Homeless Children In The Classroom

By Becca Mason, M.Ed., Steven Schlozman, MD and Gene Beresin, Executive Director

This is the final blog post of a series in collaboration with the Lesley University Child Homelessness Initiative (CHI). For more information about the CHI curriculum, and the ways in which it seeks to empower the next generation of teachers and caregivers to understand and advocate for homeless children, visit http://www.lesley.

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Jade’s Journey From Homeless Child To Lesley University Student: A Story Of Resilience

By Lisa B. Fiore, Ph.D., Steven Schlozman, MD and Gene Beresin, Executive Director

This is the second blog post of a series in collaboration with the Lesley University Child Homelessness Initiative (CHI). For more information about the CHI curriculum, and the ways in which it seeks to empower the next generation of teachers and caregivers to understand and advocate for homeless children, visit http://www.lesley.

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The Plight Of Child Homelessness In The United States

By Steven Schlozman, MD, Gene Beresin, Executive Director, Mary Coleman, Ph.D. and Laurie Schoen

This is the first blog post of a series in collaboration with the Lesley University Child Homelessness Initiative (CHI). For more information about the CHI curriculum, and the ways in which it seeks to empower the next generation of teachers and caregivers to understand and advocate for homeless children, visit their website.

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