Justin Dodson, an assistant director at Youth Villages, spoke with News Channel 3 in Memphis about the best way to approach discussions with your children surrounding the global pandemic and racial injustices.
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Experts say children spending more time online creates new opportunity for predators
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, screen time has increased for many children nationally. Youth Villages’ Regional Supervisor for Crisis Services, Natasha Bonner, spoke with Local24 and Fox13 Memphis about the rising risks they face online.
Keeping up with your mental health while social distancing
Our Clinical Program Manager Dr. Jacque Cutillo spoke to Boston 25 News about how to talk to your children about Coronavirus and how it has affected our world…
Local experts examine how the coronavirus outbreak takes a toll on child mental health
Youth Villages storiesYouth Villages’ Linda Snyder, MD. gives her insights on how to maintain children’s mental health during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more of the CBS 17 story here.Every day, Youth Villages serves thousands of troubled children and their...
Experts encourage families to talk to children about coronavirus pandemic
Youth Villages’ regional supervisor, Cheryl Harris, speaks with Chattanooga’s News Channel 9 on how to effectively speak with your children about the coronavirus pandemic.
Patrick Lawler Reflects on Forty Years at Youth Villages
In 1980, Patrick Lawler was a young probation officer in Tennessee’s Shelby County. Lawler had started his career at just 18 working with boys in a local group home..
Youth Villages partners with video production company to help foster children find a home
Action News 5 stopped by Via Productions in Memphis for a behind-the-scenes look at our adoption video shoots…
Learn How to Assess a Mental Health Crisis
Dr. Lindsay Pate, licensed psychologist and clinical services program manager at Youth Villages spoke with Focus Mid-South about good health practices and signs of depression in teens. “One of the things we commonly misinterpret at least for young people, is it’s not always the persistent sadness we think of as adult depression,” Dr. Pate said. Learn more about these signs and how to address them here.
You Are Not Alone: Foster care
Reagan tells WBIR News in Knoxville, TN about her journey entering and aging out of foster care. She’s now 19, co-president of a foster care support group, and on her way to study social work at the University of Tennessee.
Multiplying Good to Honor Kristen Bell, Owen Colley, J.C. Hall, Larry Fitzgerald, Patrick Lawler, Dawn Staley, and TOMS with National Jefferson Awards
Honorees will be recognized for extraordinary public service at award ceremonies in New York City and Washington DC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, Feb 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --...