Children's Mental Health Blog

As the stigma around mental illness slowly begins to lift, friends and family members of those affected are looking for ways to help their loved ones through times of crisis.

On November 8th, the Lutherwood Foundation hosted an event called “From Needles and Tears….to Comfort and Quilts” to give donors an opportunity to meet our registered nurse, Heather Gliva.

As a clinical psychology student, I have the pleasure of working with many children, youth, and emerging adults who are on the autism spectrum. As April 2 is World Autism Day, I am inspired to share some of my experiences.

With April being Music Therapy Awareness Month, former Lutherwood Music Therapist, Liz Mitchell explores the impact of Lutherwood's Coffee House on personal and social levels of our youth and staff and shares her findings in our latest blog entry.

This post follows our last blog post which offered an introduction to ADHD. This entry will offer strategies that can help with the symptoms of ADHD, whether or not your child or youth has an ADHD diagnosis.

October is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) awareness month, so this is a good time to learn more about ADHD to promote understanding and kindness.

Each child handles back-to-school differently. Read the following tips to help decrease the stress when it comes to heading back to school.

After facing personal and family challenges in my teenage years, I experienced firsthand the ways that I could express myself using music. These factors prompted me to make music therapy my career.

For some children, receiving a mental health diagnosis is a relieving or hopeful experience, and for others, it can be painful or confusing. Read more for some advice to help you and your child through the experience of receiving a diagnosis.

Communicating these five ideas will help ensure your child's safe and appropriate social media use.