School can be a challenging environment for children who identify as LGBTQ+, especially if they are harassed, discriminated against, or face a lack of resources. In this Verywell Family article, Zishan Khan. MD, and Brandi Garza, LPC, discuss what to do if children...
Finding Your Place as an Adoptee
There is no one’s size fits all to adoption journeys. In this Healthline article, Kiana Shelton, LCSW, explains how to talk with children about their identities as an adoptee. Branca, now 43, grew up in Southern Italy but was adopted from Chile when she was about two...
South Asians Are Asians, Too
Mindpath Health's Leela Magavi, M.D. discusses the importance of understanding that South Asians are Asians, too. Asian identity encompasses many things. If you are part of a South Asian community, you may have experienced not "being seen" as Asian. Exclusion of South...
How COVID-19 is Shaping the Next Generation
The pandemic exposed many teens to trauma and tested their fragile resilience. In this Psychiatric Times article, Maria Abenes, EdD, discusses how parents and clinicians can help adolescents cope with its ongoing effects. While teenagers have been largely spared the...