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Camp Lucy: one powerful day of outdoor fun and serious coping skills

Camp Lucy will share powerful coping skills with Pittsburgh-area middle schoolers. Here’s how your child can participate.

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Mental health advice for parents navigating divorce and custody

Expert insight on protecting your mental health and your kids’ during divorce.

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ADHD: what to know and where to get diagnosed in the Pittsburgh area

Need help with ADHD in the Pittsburgh area? This advice may be valuable.

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Mental health support for teens: What’s available and where to find it in the Pittsburgh area

Check out our guide to teen mental health support in the Pittsburgh area.

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5 ideas to help with holiday stress and sadness this year

Holiday stress is real. We asked a local expert for advice on managing it.

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11 weekend events for Pittsburgh families — lots of free fun, a resource fair and even a visit with furry alpacas

These weekend events for Pittsburgh families are filled with entertainment, learning and holiday joy.

These local school districts are using $10 million to offer mental health support

Additional mental health support is coming via the SEEKS SES program.

KDKA interview: Honest talk about the pressure parents feel to do it all

Parenting pressure is real. But there are ways to make things better. Check out this conversation.

Kids and comparison: We can’t shield them from it, but we can do THIS

Kids will always get compared to others. But parents can make sure they have plenty of room to develop exactly who they are.

The Lullaby Project Pittsburgh is creating original music to help new parents cope with trauma

The Lullaby Project helps new parents create their own unique lullabies to help process their birth experience.

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What families need to know about ‘eggshell parenting’

Parenting isn’t easy, and ‘eggshell parenting’ happens. Learning self-regulation can help.

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Encouraging your kids to write can help them — in more ways than one. Here’s how.

This local author and parent shares advice on encouraging kids to write and why it matters.

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Urgent care for mental health: UPMC Children’s opens behavioral health walk-in clinic for kids/teens

New resource for kids’ and teens’ mental health in our community. Details here.

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We’re prepping our kids for back-to-school. But what are we doing to prepare ourselves?

It’s back-to-school season for Pittsburgh families. Let’s take some of the pressure off.

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How is teen mental health being addressed in Pittsburgh? New NY Times report has eye-opening answers

Check out this close-up look at how caregivers support teen mental health in Pittsburgh.

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How can teens find hope when they’re struggling? These ideas can help.

Thoughts from the Surgeon General (and a caring mom) to support teen mental health.

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Powerful mental health advice (and grant funding) from Pittsburgh Marathon competitor Greg Nance

Mental health advice and encouragement from ultramarathoner Greg Nance.

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Beaver County’s Young Ambassador Program is making a difference for teen mental health

Young Ambassador Program members support one another and learn valuable skills for teen mental health.

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Pittsburgh teens are struggling. This advice from the U.S. Surgeon General could help.

Teen mental health needs your attention. “We need your support and we need you to connect with us, now more than ever,” says Xiao.

On a visit to Pittsburgh, the Surgeon General talks with Charlie Batch about child and teen mental health

Mental health for kids and adults is “a universal challenge in America,” says Dr. Vivek Murthy.