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Setting Boundaries Between Kids and Adults: How Close Is Too Close?

Tell your child to trust their gut and if something feels uncomfortable or wrong, it probably is, and let them know they won’t be in trouble if they tell. 

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Building Resiliency: How to Support Children Exposed to Violence at Home

Intimate partner violence can be physical, emotional, verbal, sexual or financial abuse toward a partner in an effort to gain power and control. When this happens at home, it affects more than just the immediate victim.

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Navigating Teen Relationships in a Digital World

If you are the parent of a teenager, you likely know that they spend a lot of time using technology – whether it’s a cell phone, tablet or laptop. With calling, texting, internet browsing, games, social media apps and dating apps at your teens’ fingertips, it becomes difficult for parents to monitor digital behaviors.

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It Ends with Us but It Starts with a Conversation: How Parents Can Discuss Domestic Violence with Their Teen

Having conversations about domestic violence is crucial. It’s not just about talking to kids about what they see in movies, but also about teaching them how to recognize unhealthy behaviors and where to turn for help.

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Talking to Kids About Suicide

As kids head back to school this year, many of them will be struggling. According to national statistics, we lose more than 2,000 children and teens per year to suicide. Experts say parents who check in regularly with their child could have a life-saving conversation. Asking a child directly about suicidal thoughts is usually the best thing a parent can do to help their child open up about their emotions. Even if their child is not struggling with suicide or depression, parents can model for their child that it is good to talk about serious emotional concerns with trusted adults and important to reach out to friends to have these conversations, too.

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Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Hyundai Hope on Wheels Mark Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month with $650,000 Research Grants

Hyundai Hope on Wheels presented Nationwide Children’s Hospital with three grants totaling $650,000 to support pediatric cancer research. Ryan Roberts, MD, and James Reinecke, MD, both investigators in the Center for Childhood Cancer at Nationwide Children’s, will receive a Hope Scholar Grant for $400,000 and a Bridge 2K Grant for $150,000, respectively. Bhuvana Setty, a clinical investigator in Nationwide Children’s Division of Hematology and Oncology, will also receive an Impact Grant for $100,000.

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Behavioral Health Careers

By bringing together a team of professionals from many disciplines, behavioral health team members work together to determine the best treatment options for each child.

Ovarian Cyst

An ovarian cyst s a fluid filled sac in or on the surface of an ovary. It often forms during or after ovulation.

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Steelesmith Lab

Under the direction of Danielle Steelesmith, PhD, the Steelesmith Lab focuses on rural and urban disparities in mental health services and outcomes, such as suicide and deaths of despair.