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Navigating the Challenges of Mental Health During Covid-19

2020-10-27T20:24:22-04:00October 26th, 2020|Categories: Mental Health, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|

This has been a very challenging time for many people. The coronavirus pandemic has led to feelings of loneliness, fear, grief, anxiety, and depression. As the largest provider of licensed outpatient community mental health services, WJCS is here to help Westchester residents who are struggling and feeling overwhelmed. Since mid-March, WJCS has had over 30,000 Telehealth sessions with clients, by video chat and phone. Ann Brammer, Director of our Mt. Vernon Mental Health Clinic, has worked at WJCS for over 30 years. As she says in the video above, "I've helped many people navigate some of the biggest struggles of their lives but none as difficult as the current crisis. ...

Self-Compassion: Why We and Our Children Need It

2022-01-19T16:51:08-05:00December 1st, 2021|Categories: Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|

by Brenda P. Haas What if the most powerful lesson we could teach our children is to be kind to themselves? What if our children learned they can fall down, make mistakes, and are still worthy with their imperfections? So many of us and, in turn, our children struggle with being tough on ourselves, harshly judging our professional and academic achievements, physical appearance, and artistic and athletic ability. As the school year unfolds, children experience increased stress and performance pressures. Families, children, and teens feel the pull to try to “do it all” and do it well. Somehow as ...

Family Activities During COVID-19

2020-10-26T17:08:04-04:00October 22nd, 2020|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|

Home with your family and looking for fun, educational, and relaxing activities? Look no further. Our amazing WJCS volunteers have shared their favorite videos and free online resources for wellness, storytelling, art and science projects, and more. Stay Zen with Yoga Cosmic Kids Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga Do Yoga with Me: https://www.doyogawithme.com Yoga for Everyone: https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/beginner-yoga  Family Friendly Yoga with Michele Frank: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCohGTh7yfKYtNd9XdCwQi2Q?view_as=subscriber&fbclid=IwAR2z feVXcT0DGCraxYNQl2KF5fIaU9MBYIoJbSyGLOXqjjFtUUGMw-XuueU Food, Fitness, Health & Wellness Let’s get Cooking! ChopChop Kids Club: https://www.chopchopfamily.org/recipes/ Meditation with WJCS OnTrackNY Program Director & Team Leader, Valerie Rosen: FOCUS ON BREATH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBQ8L2PVZSg&feature=youtu.be   Midday Move with WJCS OnTrackNY Program Director & Team Leader, Valerie Rosen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RNIVPbWhb4&feature=youtu.be   Orange Theory at Home: https://www.orangetheory.com/en-us/athome/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=sem&utm_campaign=%20Orangetheory-2020-PPC-Non-Brand-AtHomeWorkout&utm_term=tombras&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuZL4k6WB6QIVEIvICh1arwCvEAAYASAAEgJoLfD_BwE  ...

COVID-19: WJCS Services for the Whole Family

2022-07-13T11:01:00-04:00July 7th, 2020|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, General|

WJCS wants to ensure that Westchester residents who are struggling emotionally during the COVID-19 crisis don't feel alone. Our multi-disciplinary team of professionals, composed of social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, peer counselors, and rabbis, offer a comprehensive range of services and have pivoted to ensure that all WJCS programs continue virtually via Zoom and other technology, when in-person contact is not possible. WJCS welcomes new clients. Services available during COVID-19 to Westchester residents include: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WJCS clinicians offer individual, family, and group therapy as well as psychiatric evaluation and ongoing medication management through video ...

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