The Child & Family Institute

Yesterday marks the 1-year anniversary of the devastating attacks in Israel and Gaza. As we commemorate the countless lives lost and those impacted by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, we also expand upon our Crisis Counseling Initiative offering pro bono mental health support to anyone impacted by the war. We raised over $10,000 in 2023 helping dozens of individuals and families in crisis, with a goal to raise another $5,000 before the end of 2024. Please join us in our effort to heal humanity through expert compassionate, culturally-responsive pro bono care to all in need. https://cci.causevox.com/ Yours in Community, The Child & Family Institute

Last night at the Children's Cancer Fund Gala, WCF raised over $10,000 thanks to two Taylor Swift guitars! We're so grateful to be part of an event that aligns with our mission of public health and supporting children in need. Thank you to our partners at the CCF and everyone who contributed to making a difference! #ImpactMemorabilia #ChildFamilyInstitute #WeissmanChildrensFoundation #SpecializedCareInYourNeighborhood #CompassionateDataDrivenCare

We had a blast watching the New York Yankees clinch the division last night! Huge thanks to the entire YES team and the Westchester Ballet Company. #impactmemorabilia #yanksformentalhealth #mentalhealthchampions #weissmanchildrensfoundation

We are so excited to be working alongside our new cohort of externs and are grateful to be growing the CFI Family! #ChildFamilyInstitute #WeissmanChildrensFoundation #SpecializedCareInYourNeighborhood #CompassionateDataDrivenCare

CFI is proud to partner with A Home Within to fundraise for pro bono services for children and families in need! This online auction, featuring Dr. Weissman's own Taylor Swift-signed, authenticated guitar, is raising awareness around the mental health crisis that children and families face within foster care and at large. Place your bids at the link below to support AHW and Weissman Children's Foundation! https://ow.ly/wuu050SSYRY #ChildFamilyInstitute #WeissmanChildrensFoundation #SpecializedCareInYourNeighborhood #CompassionateDataDrivenCare #AHomeWithin

Many thanks to Apex Social Group for featuring CFI on your page and for your continued partnership!

Happy Pride! CFI offers a variety of specialized treatment and support services; as June is Pride Month, we'd like to feature our LGBTQIA+-affirming mental health care and resources. While nothing about being LGBTQ+ is inherently harmful for mental health, LGBTQ+ individuals may not fit the dominant culture’s expectations—and thus experience a greater degree of stigma, trauma and stress (often called “minority stress”). Society tends to assume heterosexuality and cisgender identities or, at the least, accepts notions of binary gender and sexual identity, denying a broader spectrum of experience beyond man or woman, gay or straight. There is now overwhelming evidence of discrimination and unequal treatment of members of the LGBTQ+ population in nearly all aspects of life, affecting their financial, mental and physical wellbeing. On our website's LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Page, you will find a plethora of resources and information about LGBTQIA+ mental health including research, risk factors for poor mental health outcomes, reasons for seeking professional mental health care, therapeutic service options, and more. https://lnkd.in/eD_8WidS

June is National PTSD Awareness Month. This post, curated by CFI Predoctoral Fellow Samantha Ippolito, offers education on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and tips for parents whose children have experienced ACEs: https://lnkd.in/eYD4aSdH #ChildFamilyInstitute #WeissmanChildrensFoundation #SpecializedCareInYourNeighborhood #CompassionateDataDrivenCare #PTSDAwareness #AdverseChildhoodExperiences

HUGE thank you to the Shames JCC on the Hudson for their partnership in auctioning this special hand-signed Taylor Swift Guitar (from Dr. Weissman's own collection) at last night's Gala! Congratulations to the lucky winners – your gift of $5,250 will be split between the wonderful Shames-JCC community and the Weissman Children's Foundation at The Child & Family Institute, advancing mental health access and equity through innovation, community action and crisis relief, and compassionate data-driven care. Stay tuned for more special auction items to benefit community, mental health, and underserved children and families this fall.

Some tips for empowering maternal mental health from CFI predoctoral fellow Diana Hoffstein! #ChildFamilyInstitute #WeissmanChildrensFoundation #SpecializedCareInYourNeighborhood #CompassionateDataDrivenCare #MaternalMentalHealth #MothersDay https://lnkd.in/g8eZiFm8