Jenny first met Nora when she was 18 months old and living in a group home in New York City. She adopted her shortly after. Nora had been in five homes by the time she was one and a half. After the adoption, Nora quickly became attached to Jenny. She wouldn’t sleep unless Jenny held [Read more]
My two daughters started the study in December 2019, when Elliot was 8 and Sydney was 10. Most of our problems were at home. Elliot was having severe tantrums and outbursts whenever she was told no or asked to do something she didn’t want to do. Our home was in a constant state of tension. I’m a teacher, but I [Read more]
Jacob De Rosa is the Healthy Brain Network Imaging Supervisor, which means he oversees the MRI and EEG components of the study. In addition to making sure the day-to-day operations of the MRI and EEG run smoothly, he also works with Dr. Milham and other team members on ways to improve the study’s imaging data. [Read more]
Founded in New York City by the Sisters of Charity on the belief that all children deserve to grow up in loving and stable environments, in 2019 the New York Foundling celebrated its 150th anniversary. Its history includes foster care and adoption, day care for pre-school children of working mothers, and even the medical procedure [Read more]
If you and your family are having difficulty coping with the new normal, you’re not alone. Here are a few resources we recommend for getting the support you need. Crisis Support During COVID-19 For immediate support in a crisis, live hotlines can be invaluable. Below are a few with volunteers ready to listen and connect [Read more]
About a year after the Healthy Brain Network got underway in Staten Island, the Staten Island Borough President’s office invited Healthy Brain Network team members to a meeting of the borough’s Performing Provider System organizations. Out of those meetings and discussions grew an effort called the Pediatric Screening Initiative. The goal of the initiative was [Read more]
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Bringing no-cost mental health evaluations to the community and innovation to the field of child and adolescent mental health and learning. During the Spring and Summer of 2017, Winston Prep School leadership and Child Mind Institute researchers embarked on a partnership. You can hear why we wanted to work together in the Winston Innovation Lab [Read more]
Jessica has always been concerned about her children’s mental and emotional health. She remembered her own feelings of anxiety and fear as a young girl, and she could see echoes of her own struggles in them. Her one daughter in particular seemed to have difficulty making friends and doing well in school. Jessica worked hard [Read more]
I have severe dyslexia and was diagnosed with ADD as a child, so I was very tuned in to Gabriel’s schoolwork and behavior early on. But he was reading very early, so I was never concerned about him not being able to read. I did notice other things, though. We started him in a school [Read more]
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