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Can kids with anxiety and depression receive special education services?

By Christina D. Ghio|2018-11-07T19:02:54-04:00October 10th, 2018|

Yes, they can! Schools often overlook children with mental health needs like anxiety and depression, particularly when those mental health needs that manifest themselves internally. Depression and anxiety are often invisible.

Why Service Dogs Matter

By Christina D. Ghio|2018-11-07T19:10:40-04:00October 27th, 2015|

I think it is important for people to understand why service dogs matter. Service dogs help people with disabilities live with more independence than they otherwise would. They help in ways that those of us who live without disabilities and without the need for service animals can't fully understand and appreciate

Enough is Enough: End Unnecessary Restraint and Seclusion Now

By Christina D. Ghio|2018-11-07T19:11:36-04:00September 16th, 2015|

This week, the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) released videos of children being restrained and placed in seclusion at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School (CJTS), the state’s locked facility for boys, and the Pueblo unit at Riverview Hospital, the state’s locked facility for girls. The videos are a disturbing reminder of how our state fails some of our most vulnerable children

Mental Health and Special Education

By Christina D. Ghio|2018-11-07T19:21:28-04:00May 6th, 2010|

According to National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, 13% of children ages 8 to 15 have at least one mental disorder. Mental illness can have a profound affect on a child's educational experience

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