Articles by Steven Schlozman, MD and Gene Beresin

October 15, 2015

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Treating Specific Phobias in Kids

It was the last semester of medical school, and Philadelphia couldn’t have been nicer—even West Philly. My wife and daughter, then almost five years old, were walking around town, and at one point let our daughter run ahead over a concrete bridge. Most kids have their falls, so when she tumbled, we weren’t surprised. But […]

September 10, 2015

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Doing What We Ought To Be Doing Already: An Approach To World Suicide Prevention Day

September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. That seems straightforward enough. Suicide is awful, more common than you’d think, and in many cases, highly preventable. Perhaps most important, in virtually every culture and every ethnic group on the planet, suicide is highly stigmatized. It therefore makes sense for the international health community to designate a […]

August 20, 2015

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Bad To The Bone: Seven Myths About Juveniles In Jail

Intro music written and performed by Dr. Gene Beresin. Outro music performed by Dr. Gene Beresin. *** Bad To The Bone: Seven Myths About Juveniles In Jail Judith Edersheim, J.D., M.D. and Robert Kinscherff, Ph.D., J.D.   The average adolescent brain is quite different from the average adult brain, and the neuroscience that tracks these […]

August 11, 2015

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

The Impact Of Divorce: All Children Only Get One Childhood

Listen to a conversation about the impact of divorce on children on our podcast. Tune in below or search for “Shrinking It Down” wherever you get your podcasts. Navigating divorce is an adult problem and responsibility. However, too often children find themselves caught in the crossfire of their parents’ marital conflict. During a divorce, adults […]

July 28, 2015

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

The Crisis In Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Rooms

Psychiatric emergency rooms are busier than you can imagine—unless you’ve been stuck in one.  In fact, there’s only one emergency room setting that’s even more so: pediatric psychiatric emergency rooms. In both urban and rural locations, on both coasts as well as in the middle of the country—literally throughout the land—psychiatric emergency rooms are bursting […]

June 18, 2015

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Jade’s Journey From Homeless Child To Lesley University Student: A Story Of Resilience

This is the second blog post of a series in collaboration with the Lesley University Child Homelessness Initiative (CHI). For more information about the CHI curriculum, and the ways in which it seeks to empower the next generation of teachers and caregivers to understand and advocate for homeless children, visit http://www.lesley.edu/child-homelessness-initiative/. To view the first blog post, […]

June 4, 2015

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Military Sexual Trauma (MST): My Experience of the Challenges Facing Female Soldiers and Veterans

This blog post is part of a series entitled Real Lives, Real Stories: Personal Experiences With Mental Illness. Note: The following person’s account of his/her personal experience has been published with his/her consent to support the mission of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and let others in similar situations not feel so alone.  Introduction […]

May 29, 2015

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

When Your Dog Dies: Reflections On Losing Your Best Friend

Today we had to put down Toby. He was a 15-year-old Australian Shepherd, and probably one of the best dogs we ever had. And we’ve had plenty. It seems trite to say that losing a pet is like losing a member of the family. The fact is, though, it’s actually a gross understatement. Pets are […]

April 22, 2015

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

A Closer Look at Separation Anxiety

 Sarah sits on the couch, clutching her stuffed bear. Her finger nails are visibly torn; they’ve been bleeding again. Her mom, meanwhile, is calling into work again. She’ll have to explain for what feels like the zillionth time that she’ll be late. It’s not clear her boss will understand this awful situation much longer. […]

April 14, 2015

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Raising Secure Children In An Insecure World

Authors’ Note: As we as a nation remember the tragic events that took place at the 2013 Boston Marathon, we wish to share again the blog below, written in collaboration with the Marjorie E. Korff Parenting At a Challenging Time (PACT) Program for the Boston Marathon bombing’s one-year anniversary. The integral message of the blog […]