In Honor of Children's Mental Health, Please visit our Storywalk at these locations: West Springfield Public Library 200 Park St., West Springfield, MA (May 7th-May14th) & Holyoke Heritage State Park 221 Appleton St., Holyoke MA (May 14th-May28th)
Anna Dellarosa, at left, is raising her three great-nieces in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Gretchen Emond is co-director of The Support Network, which assists families in navigating the mental health care system.BEN JAMES / NEPM By Ben James, April 15 2021 Gretchen Emond and Anna Dellarosa have a relationship forged from years of common [...]
The Support Network, a program of the Consortium, fully values and supports our agency’s commitment to creating a culture of anti-racism and combatting injustice. We are not only addressing these issues within our work environment but in our outreach with families, collaborators and stakeholders. The Support Network team is fully committed to speaking out and [...]
Parenting Resource Handbook Support for Survivor Parents Breaking the Cycle of Abuse One Day at a Time
Parents' Guide to School Discipline MA Appleseed has prepared this Parent Guide to help families who are facing problems resulting from a child’s discipline by, or exclusion from, school. When your child is disciplined by his or her school, it is important that you – as the child’s parent or guardian – understand: • Why [...]
Tip Sheet for Building Children's Self Esteem
Some experts say the normal effects of severe adversity may be misdiagnosed as ADHD. Dr. Nicole Brown’s quest to understand her misbehaving pediatric patients began with a hunch. Brown was completing her residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, when she realized that many of her low-income patients had been diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder [...]
