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The FRIENDS programs incorporate physiological, cognitive and behavioural strategies to assist children, youths and adults in coping with stress and worry. [3] Studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of FRIENDS in addressing mental health issues such as OCD , anxiety , depression , autism and stress in children, [ 4 ] adolescents, [ 5 ...
Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland, Inc. doing business as Springboard Community Services (SCS), formerly Family and Children's Services (FCS), [4] is a private, nonsectarian social services agency that was founded in 1849. SCS addresses issues from birth through the end of life with a goal to build self-confidence, resilience ...
Waxter, originally named the Southern Maryland Children's Center, was renamed in 1963 after the Director of the State Department of Public Welfare; his term began in 1953 and ended with his 1962 death. [14] The Victor Cullen Center is a regional treatment center for boys having substance abuse and mental health issues. [15]
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a diagnosis that reflects an intermediate stage of cognitive impairment that is often, but not always, a transitional phase from cognitive changes in normal aging to those typically found in dementia, [1] especially dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's dementia). [2]
Maryland has more than 1,400 public schools in 24 public school systems, with a 2019 enrollment of approximately 900,000. [1] Of the student body, 42% are on FARMS (i.e., qualify for Free And Reduced Meals) and 22% are Title 1 (i.e., schools with high percentages of poor children). [2]
The Department was formed in 1969 as the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and was known by this name until June 30, 2017. [3] Although the department itself was formed in 1969, some of its origins go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. [3]
While nearly half of Maryland’s third- through eighth-grade students tested proficient in English Language Arts last year, only a quarter of students in that cohort (25%) tested proficient in ...
The Children's Guild is a non-profit organization that operates evidence-based behavioral health and child welfare programs, public charter and special education schools, and a national training and consulting program in the United States. Founded in 1953, The Guild is an affiliate of The Children's Guild Alliance.