Summertime Fun at Bradley Hospital

As summer draws to a close, we want to thank you for all your support. Because of donors like you, it was a fun-filled season for the kids at Bradley Hospital as they enjoyed some summertime play. From playgrounds to the splash park, amazing healing arts programs, and so much more, your generosity enhances healing for all our kids. Thank you for helping to give us all brighter days!

It's Fall and the Kids Are Heading Back to School

Here are two blogs to help families navigate the challenges of the back-to-school season.

Returning to School:
Helping Your Family Set Up Healthy Routines

A Bradley REACH blog

Back to school can be an exciting, yet nerve-wracking time for parents and teens. Some children and their families will thrive with the increased structure and routine of the academic year relative to the summer. Others will struggle with potential academic, extracurricular and social stressors. For most, it will be a mixed bag of positive and negative emotions and juggling demands. Two of our REACH clinicians, Julia Page, and Krista Capobianco recently lead a parent support group on returning to school and offer some questions and guidelines related to dealing with this transition at home.

When Kids Refuse to Go to School
and What Parents Can Do

A Lifespan Blog by Jennifer A. Herren, PhD

Going back to school is a time filled with emotions for children – excitement and curiosity, but also nerves and anxiety. For students, feeling anxious when returning to school is normal. But for some children that anxiety becomes overwhelming, and some may refuse to go to school to avoid those feelings.

Read the Latest Issue of The Bradley Bulletin

This issue of The Bradley Bulletin spotlights the inspired generosity and commitment of renowned restauranteurs, Joe and Esther DeQuattro, whose support helps further Bradley Hospital’s mission. In addition, Tanuja Gandhi, MD, explores the impact of social media on teen mental health; and we share an overview of available partial hospital and intensive outpatient programs, which are vital to children and adolescents needing more intensive support than traditional outpatient therapy.

PARC Receives $11M PCORI Funding Award Bradley Hospital is thrilled to announce that its Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC) has been awarded $11 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to undertake a groundbreaking study comparing three different methods of delivering outpatient exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for youth with anxiety and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) seeking treatment at partner community health centers across the state. Read more

A Gift That Could Lower Your Tax Burden Do you own an IRA retirement account and are at least 70.5 years old? Then you may be eligible to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) and potentially save on taxes even if you do not itemize. This type of gift may also satisfy your annual required minimum distribution. To learn more, contact your financial advisor or click on the link below for additional information. Learn more