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The Center for Effective Therapy

An outpatient clinic that provides evidence-based treatment and mental health assessments with locations in Boston and Waltham

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Manville School

A K-10 special education school providing support for students with behavioral, emotional, or learning challenges

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Next Step

A college prep program for students on the spectrum with social language and anxiety challenges

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Parenting Anxious Children: Useful Skills for Encouraging Bravery

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Parenting Anxious Children: Useful Skills for Encouraging Bravery

How to Manage Your Own Anxiety While Parenting, and Why It’s Important

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How to Manage Your Own Anxiety While Parenting, and Why It’s Important

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Helpful Tips for Parenting Anxious Kids and Talking About Anxiety

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We help children with a range of mental health challenges and learning difficulties. Through evidence-based treatment and programs tailored to the unique challenges they face, children and families can thrive.

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Healthy communities start with healthy families. We are a preeminent voice and active resource on issues of children's mental health and advocate for change through our policy and advocacy initiatives.

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We work with both students and established professionals to educate and apply the principles of evidence-based treatments. We offer a wide range of different training opportunities across our programs.

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Professional Training

Educating the next generation of mental health providers.

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Evidence-Based Policy Institute

Exploring pressing issues impacting children’s mental health and identifying actionable solutions.

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Quality Care Initiative

Ensuring that all children and families have access to the highest quality care.

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Event Addressing the Impact of Child Trauma with Trauma-Focused… April 02, 2025

Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), is the most rigorously tested trauma-treatment for children and adolescents. TF-CBT can be used within multiple child-serving settings (e.g.…

Event Parenting Anxious Children: Useful Skills for Encouraging Bravery March 27, 2025

In this seminar, we talk about what anxiety might look like for kids and teens, how caregivers can help encourage bravery, and some tangible skills you can use at home to help your child face their…

Event Pathways to Neurobiology-Based Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorder March 05, 2025

Two main approaches are being pursued to identify new medication treatments that may benefit children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The first and most common approach is to evaluate a treatment in…

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Parent Talk - Tips for Social Anxiety

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Parent Talk - Tips for Social Anxiety

Parenting Anxious Children: Useful Skills for Encouraging Bravery

Webinar

Parenting Anxious Children: Useful Skills for Encouraging Bravery

How to Manage Your Own Anxiety While Parenting, and Why It’s Important

Blog

How to Manage Your Own Anxiety While Parenting, and Why It’s Important

Helpful Tips for Parenting Anxious Kids and Talking About Anxiety

Blog

Helpful Tips for Parenting Anxious Kids and Talking About Anxiety

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