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What is mindfulness? This easy guide can help families throughout the year.
How can families practice mindfulness? This quick guide explains.
5 ways to help newly adopted children during the holidays
Expert advice on how you can best support newly adopted children as they experience the holiday season.
From volunteer to employee: At Dragon’s Den, this teen has turned helping others into a career
Check out Wendoll Slade’s inspiring story.
Chill Project opens first space for elementary students in Carnegie
Each Chill Room comes with an AHN-licensed counselor or social worker who is there full-time to help students.
Matt’s Maker Space opens a new location at UPMC Western Psych to help kids with mental illnesses
Matt’s Maker Space has grown to include 30 locations in the Pittsburgh region.
6 ways your food choices can lower stress and support mental health
There are no magic foods for boosting your mood. But these ideas can help lower stress and support good mental health.
Guest editor Julius Boatwright on community mental health and how we can help young people be well
Expert advice on helping your children — and yourself — be mentally healthy and well.
Sweet Pea’s ice cream truck is on a heartwarming mission
Sweet Pea’s ice cream truck is helping Pittsburghers in need while bringing sweet treats to everyone.
Pitt research project explores mental health of teens
The research project used collaborative filmmaking, giving teenagers equipment to create, film and edit on their own.
‘I can do it!’ VolunTOTS empowers little kids to do good in Pittsburgh communities
“I think people are looking for good, looking for joy and for community. And I think that we’re providing that for people.”
Matt’s Maker Space grows to an impressive 30 locations, including the first out of state
“My favorite thing is when a child walks into a Matt’s Maker Space and looks up at their teacher and says, ‘Who’s Matt?’ ”
7 practical tips for easing kids’ social media anxiety
Fear of missing out can make social media-using teens feel stressed. Here’s how you can help.
Brown Mamas develops Grow Mama Grow, a database of community courses taught by moms
Brown Mamas inspires mothers, teaching them life lessons.
Sponsored Content Kids diagnosed with autism find an array of support and services at The Children’s Institute
“We want parents to know that The Children’s Institute is here to help.”
Pittsburgh families find silver linings to a full year of social distancing
“I tend to like the intimacy that we tend to have right now.”
What families can learn from this school’s mental health support for kids
When schools abruptly became remote last spring, mental health support was vital.
Kids with cancer love to hate Michael’s Meanies, an outlet for their fear and anxiety
Michael heard a little girl crying, and he wanted to give her something to help take her fear and frustration away.
PA School Counselor of the Year reinvents initiatives for Shaler kids during the pandemic
“This is where you can really make an impact, start shaping things. It’s where the magic really happens.”
This 8-year-old’s Project FUEL life lesson holds the secret to happiness
The answer is simple: Wake up happy.
‘Raise Your Voice: The Stories of SHOUT’ promotes diversity and inclusion among Pittsburgh kids
“We all realized how big SHOUT can be, especially with the wild times that are going on right now.”