Aug 20, 2018
Open Letters to New College Freshman and Their Parents on Easily Transitioning to College Life
Dear Incoming College Freshman, You are about to begin a new, scary chapter in your life, going to college. Now, some of you may be going far from home, while the rest of you felt it was best to stay nearby. Either way you are about to enter a new world full of, in simple word…craziness. In my personal experience, college could not come fast enough. I was done with…
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Dec 16, 2015
Youth Council 2015 Year End Celebration
Youth Council Celebrates Kick-Off Year Last night, SPTS closed out 2015 a little early with a celebration for its Youth Council. With over 60 students from Monmouth and Ocean Counties, the council has set some pretty awesome goals for ways in which they want to help spread awareness of youth suicide prevention. We couldn't be more proud to know such a motivated and caring group of young people! Hot coco and pizza was had…
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Oct 23, 2013
Helping Your Children Deal with the Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy
With the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaching, we know there is the possibility that children and families may be retraumatized, especially by what promises to be intense media coverage of last year’s devastation. SPTS Clinical Director, Maureen Underwood, LCSW , along with a collaborative team of youth service professionals, created the attached document "Helping Your Children Deal With The Anniversary of Sandy" to alert parents, guardians and adults to the possibility of what…
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