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How Adults Can Help Children Prevent and Decompress from Holiday Stress

The holiday season can be filled with festive cheer and family gatherings, but it can also bring stress and the feeling of being overwhelmed, especially for children. It’s important to come up with a strategy to minimize holiday stress for children and build space to decompress after the holidays.

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Halloween Safety Tips for Older Kids and Teens

You’ve seen safety tips for the young trick-or-treating wizards and monsters in your life, but don’t forget about the older kids when it comes to Halloween safety. Read on to learn what you can do to help keep kids of all ages a little safer on Halloween night.

An Injury-Prevention Program to Combat Child Mortality

Unintentional injuries are responsible for approximately 1 in 5 child deaths. Columbus, Ohio is growing a program to help young children learn safety strategies.

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How Exposure to Domestic Violence Impacts Child Development

Domestic violence in the home affects more than just the immediate victim. If children are present to see and/or hear it, it takes a toll on their healthy, natural development unless they receive support to help them cope and heal.

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Early Intervention Matters: Seeking Treatment in the Three Months After Trauma

Identifying how to help your child after they have experienced a traumatic event can feel overwhelming, but there are tips and resources that can help children and their families overcome such experiences

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How Adults Can Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

Every child deserves the right to grow up in a safe and healthy environment. However, this is not the case for many children. Protecting children from abuse and neglect is a community responsibility, and the need is urgent.

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#ClearTheCrib: Supporting Safe Sleep Practices

October is Safe Sleep Awareness Month – a time to remind each other about safe sleep practices.

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Psychology Pathways Initiative Summer Externship Program

The goal of our PPI summer externship program is to provide opportunities for current psychology doctoral students with diverse backgrounds to learn about specialty fields within psychology early in their training to increase readiness and competitiveness for pediatric specialty internship and fellowship training programs in healthcare settings. 

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Crutch Walking

Crutches may be used to keep weight off a leg or foot while it is healing. Your health care provider will check one of the weight-bearing instructions below: Non-Weight-Bearing (NWB) – Do not put any weight on the injured foot or leg.