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What changes families need to recover from the past year

One-fourth of families with young children still can’t pay bills, afford basic needs.

PBS NewsHour Highlights HealthySteps as Solution to Prevent ACEs

Opening ‘so many doors for families’: COVID underscores importance of wrap-around care for new moms and children

HealthySteps continues to link patients with resources during the pandemic, when programs connecting at-risk families and babies with services have become more critical.

The Kids Aren’t Alright: How Social Isolation Affects Social Development

HealthySteps National Director Rahil Briggs, PsyD speaks as a guest on the 1A podcast on serious long-term effects of the pandemic on children.

What Parents of Babies and Toddlers Need Right Now

Dr. Rahil Briggs shares how practitioners can help caregivers and young children during stress of quarantine and social distancing.

A Noble Collaboration: Capital Flows to Social-Service Groups

This article details how NY’s Montefiore Medical Group’s HealthySteps program assists a young mother in battling housing insecurity while caring for her young daughter, under the funding of Blue Meridian Partners.

HealthySteps Participates in Groundbreaking Research: The HERO Study

For new parents, there’s reason to relax about the pandemic’s effect on a baby’s development

HealthySteps National Director, Dr. Rahil Briggs speaks to parents and caregivers about when to expect challenges during the pandemic, and how to look for specific clues about their baby’s development.

Will Social Distancing Affect My Toddler’s Development?

Dr. Rahil Briggs shares how caregivers and parents can stay engaged and manage stress.

Support for Moms With Anxiety and Depression

Caregivers don’t have to suffer alone. Dr. Rahil Briggs writes about Jordan and her baby Patrice’s story of navigating perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD) through natural supports, care coordination, and ongoing coaching.

Talking With Young Children About Death

Dr. Rahil Briggs gives parents and caregivers valuable advice, insight and resources on discussing the topic of death with young children.

For Arizona Families With Immunocompromised Kids, The Pandemic Is A Nightmare. A Nonprofit Is Helping Them

No kisses for new babies — some NYC hospitals separate moms from newborns over coronavirus fears

Dr. Rahil Briggs offers commentary on the imposed postpartum protocols of some New York City hospitals, require new mothers to be distanced from their newborn babies in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus.

Maintaining emotional health amid ‘stay at home’ orders

Dr. Rahil Briggs joins Fox News’ Arthel Neville, highlighting how families can maintain emotional health during stay-at-home orders during the novel Coronavirus pandemic in this video clip.

Love and Structure Will Carry Us Through

This New York Times article details how family structure and compassion can mitigate the long-term emotional and physical effects of quarantine on children, including commentary from Dr. Rahil Briggs.

The HealthySteps National Office at ZERO TO THREE Announces Support for Reduced Well-Child Visits, Expanded Telehealth during COVID-19 Pandemic

Statement from Rahil Briggs, national director, HealthySteps National Office at ZERO TO THREE

Broken Places

Roger Weisberg’s film ‘ Broken Places’ details the longterm effects of trauma in early childhood. Including commentary from nationally renowned experts in the field, including HealthySteps National Director, Rahil Briggs, PsyD.

New Mothers on the Brink

With rates of postpartum depression and anxiety on the rise, this article details the harrowing experiences some new mothers face, including commentary from early childhood experts.

From surviving their parents’ murder to being lost in the woods, how young children survive the worst

This ABC News articles sheds light on the resiliency of young children, as they face life-or-death situations and fight for survival.

‘Toxic stress’ on children can harm their lifelong learning, mental and physical health

This USA Today article details the harmful long-term effects of toxic stress on children. Including commentary from medical experts and physicians.