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Mental Health During COVID-19

We are six months into COVID-19 and it's already challenging to imagine a world post-COVID-19. It's hard to believe it's only been half a year — it feels like so much longer. I struggle to remember concrete details of life…

My Daughter Lied

My daughter lied. My brilliant, beautiful, hilarious nine-year-old daughter lied. You see, she’s very literal. This is a girl who, from a very young age, was clear that she “doesn’t pretend.” Her little brother and his friends will tear around,…

Tennyson’s Legacy

By: Bob Cooper Tennyson Center for Children has been a major part of my life since 1971. When I arrived as a recent college graduate in the fall of that year, Don Brewer had been leading this children’s home for…

The Magic of Tennyson

By: Tia Hunter In the earlier days of my career, I crossed paths with a young boy with significant trauma. He was eight years old and could neither read nor write, without an ounce of desire to learn. The burden…

Back-to-School Strong

Gilbert started his senior year of high school unsure that he’d ever make it out. No one else in his family had graduated, and he was certain that he’d follow the same path. In fact, he didn’t just start the…

The Phone Kept Ringing and Ringing

The phone kept ringing and ringing. I was on the other line with a client in the middle of a crisis and couldn’t pick up. The same phone number kept calling every few minutes. It was a new client, Jackie,…

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