by CARRIE SCHLUTER | Oct 21, 2021 | Kids in crisis
In our work with Trouble the Dog, he is used as a coping mechanism — a best friend who is always there with a soft ear into which children can safely whisper their troubles and concerns. In a recent Newsweek article, Britain’s Prince Harry speaks about the...
by CARRIE SCHLUTER | Jun 25, 2016 | Kids in crisis, News
A story that went viral is about the three-year-old daughter of a Michigan mom, Stacy Feeley, practicing a lockdown drill by standing on a toilet. It drives home just how stressed children are today. Burdened with fears that should never have entered their minds,...
by CARRIE SCHLUTER | May 20, 2016 | Initiatives, Kids in crisis
May is National Foster Care Month and the statistics are staggering. According to the Department of Health & Human Services, on September 30, 2014, there were an estimated 415,129 children in foster care. It’s probably safe to assume these numbers have continued...
by CARRIE SCHLUTER | May 7, 2016 | Initiatives, Kids in crisis
No fewer than three articles in today’s Boston Herald illustrate the severity of the opioid crisis in our communities. The first is about a Westfield mother whose unconscious one-year- old son was brought back to life with the overdose-reversing drug Narcan. The child...
