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Mental Health Awareness Month

As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought I would share with you some information about our children’s partial hospitalization program. The year was 1998 when we recognized that a number of our children have both intellectual disabilities as … Continue reading

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Do You Know BrainSTEPS?

Today’s guest blogger is Cindy Priester, OTR/L, MS. Cindy is the Educational Program Coordinator at the Elizabeth Lee Black School. She was an OT for 31 years at BNI before accepting the coordinator position. She currently volunteers as a team … Continue reading

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Robin Williams – A Legendary Actor

  Today we mourn the loss of a celebrated artist, comedian, and actor.  I first got to know Robin Williams through Mork & Mindy, a TV show that had you laughing nonstop for 30 minutes.  I enjoyed the show so … Continue reading

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Break the Stigma!

As we focus on May as Mental Health Awareness Month, we know that there is a great deal of misunderstanding about mental illness. Unfortunately, negative attitudes and beliefs toward people who have a mental health condition are common.  Although 1 … Continue reading

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Don’t Forget To Say Thank You

Danke, grazie, merci, gracias, spasibo, 谢谢, cảm ơn bạn, thank you! January is National “Thank You” Month. Growing up, my siblings and I quickly learned that thank you was an essential word in our vocabularies.   Of course, mothers are always … Continue reading

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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy With the recent press surrounding the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the world remembered a great man.  One of his greatest achievements was signing the … Continue reading

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