Helpful Parenting Tips
1. Use "I statements" Tell your children how you feel and what you expect from them. For example: "Jake, I feel frustrated when you leave your toys all over the floor, and I need you to pick them up and put them away before dinner time." 2. Pick your battles Sometimes we are our own worst enemy!...
Hotline Numbers
It’s everyone’s responsibility…Hotlines are available 24 hours a day, everyday, for help & reporting abuse. • NYS Child Abuse & Neglect: 1.800.342.3720• L.I. Domestic Violence Hotline: 516.542.0404• NYS Domestic Violence: 1.800.942.6906• Lίnea Bilingüe de Emergencia Violencia Doméstica...
Access to Mental Hygiene Records
A new brochure is available, “Access to Mental Hygiene Records in New York State: A Guide for Individuals Receiving Services and Other “Qualified Persons.” This pamphlet, prepared in response to the requirements of “Jonathan’s Law,” offers guidance for individuals receiving services, the...
Free Medical Screening & Monitoring
Nassau University Medical Center is encouraging more participation in its free medical screening and monitoring program for rescue and recovery workers at the World Trade Center following the 2001 terrorist attacks.Dr. Asok Karnik, chief of division of pulmonary and critical care medicine at N...
Coping with Suicide
Why Did This Happen? by Christine Miller, Director, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) A quote from a parent who lost their child to suicide: “One learns to live with the loss, the tragedy and the gaping hole in the fabric of one's life. There is no closure, nor would I want o...
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