Helping Your Child Cope with the Unexpected
By Pam Wilsen, School-Based Mental Health Therapist at Emma E. Booker Elementary Preparing older siblings for the birth of a younger sibling can be ... continue reading
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It ‘Takes a Village’ to Prevent Child Abuse
By Debbie Keyso, Vice President of Healthy Families Services April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. I wish that wasn’t a thing. It’s hard to ... continue reading
Using Trauma-Informed Care to meet the Holistic Needs of Young Children
by Dr. Johnna Brynn, director of training and professional development at The Florida Center Training Institute While trauma can have detrimental repercussions at any ... continue reading
How to Create, and Keep, a Secure Attachment to Your Baby
By Director of School-Based Mental Health Melissa Bradley, LMHC Attachment, quite simply, is having an emotional bond with another person. The earliest bonds are ... continue reading
Grants Benefit Vulnerable Children
Staff Report Thanks to the generosity of local foundations, $107,500 was recently awarded to The Florida Center for its programs serving young children and ... continue reading
It’s time to Talk to Your Child about Body Safety
By Ariel Pertosoff, School-Based Mental Health Therapist at Gulf Gate Elementary Sexual abuse among children occurs at an alarming rate within the U.S. A ... continue reading
How I ‘Eliminated the Unnecessary’ for my Child with Special Needs
By guest columnist Kayce Cole Hi. I’m Kayce. My husband and I have one son, Sam, who we adopted from Russia when he was ... continue reading
What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know About FASD
By Tamra Cajo, Director of The Florida Center’s FASD Diagnostic Clinic I have been in the mental health field for almost 20 years, working ... continue reading
Wish List Donations a Welcome Contribution at The Florida Center
Staff Report So far, 2020 has been a year like none other. We’ve all had to change some facet of our lives to adapt ... continue reading
Helping Your Child Cope with Back-to-School Stress
By Pam Wilsen, School-Based Mental Health Therapist Here are four things families can do to deal with back-to-school stress Fall 2020 is shaping up ... continue reading