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President's Blog ~ February 2017
February 13, 2017
It is hard to believe, but Judge Baker Children’s Center is celebrating its Centennial Anniversary in 2017!
One hundred years ago, the Center was established to honor the late Judge Harvey Humphrey Baker, an early pioneer in children’s mental health. Judge Baker was one of the first juvenile court judges in the nation and when he saw the troubled children and adolescents coming through his court, he knew that they needed more than punishment. He paved the way for looking at these children and adolescents differently with an understanding perspective that acknowledged their challenges and r...
Judge Baker Welcomes Dr. Rhea Chase as Director of Early Childhood Programs
November 3, 2016
BOSTON, MA (November 3, 2016) – Judge Baker Children’s Center. a national leader in children’s mental health, today announced that Dr. Rhea Chase has joined the senior leadership team as director of early childhood programs.
Dr. Chase specializes in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and effective prevention and treatment programs for families with young children with behavioral health concerns, including both internalizing and externalizing disorders. Specifically, her work focuses on the dissemination of evidence-based treatments to traditionally underserved...
Baker Bulletin ~ Fall 2016
September 30, 2016
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President's Blog ~ September 2016
September 28, 2016
QUALITY
Why does it matter? We care about quality in many parts of our lives. We seek the best possible quality available especially when it comes to our children. We worry about their teachers, their friends, how they spend their free time. When they are sick or injured we want to be sure they are receiving the very highest quality care. We would not take our child to see a doctor who was not using the most proven medical interventions and medicines to treat our children. What is the first thing we do if our child needs to see a specialist, or we move to a new town and need to fin...
Thank you to Mercer, Inc!
September 8, 2016
On Thursday, September 8, 2016 Judge Baker Children's Center welcomed 16 volunteers from Mercer, Inc., and their community volunteer program, Mercer Cares.
For the 4th year in a row, volunteers spread 30 yards of mulch to make our Manville School’s play area safe.
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Child Mental Health Forum 2016-2017 Calendar ~ SAVE-THE-DATES
August 5, 2016
**NEW TIME** Wednesdays 10:00AM TO 11:15AMLimited Free Parking Available at JBCC
2016-2017 CALENDAR ~ Save-the-dates (updated!)
October 5, 2016 - Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders: Cause or Effect?
Robert Stickgold, Ph.D.Associate Professor of PsychiatryBeth Israel Deaconess Center and Harvard Medical School
November 2, 2016 - Poor Self-Regulation in Children: From Genes to Brains to Treatment
Robert Althoff, M.D., Ph.D.Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics & Psychological ScienceDirector of Behavioral GeneticsUniversity of Vermont College of Medicine
December 7, 2016 - Cultur...
