Sept 20, 2018, Buffalo (NY) News: Children's mental health clinic opens in Niagara Falls https://buffalonews.com/2018/09/21/childrens-mental-health-clinic-opens-in-niagara-falls/ New Directions Youth and Family Services cut the ribbon Thursday on its new children's mental health clinic in the Power City Building at Old Falls and Third streets in Niagara Falls. The Children’s Clinic of Western New York "will provide outpatient mental health counseling and psychiatry services for children and adolescents ages 5-21 and families living in Erie or Niagara counties," spokesman Brendan Hoare said. Hoare said the clinic's services "are designed to assist children experiencing abuse, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, family changes, school difficulties and trauma." …
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.