Relationships
About
Our relationships are a fundamental part of our lives, affecting our happiness, our stress levels, and our ability to thrive. If we learn interpersonal skills — how to get along with others — in our childhood and adolescence, we build our self-confidence and self-esteem. Learning about healthy relationships teaches us to be a good friend or partner, while learning about abusive relationships helps us to recognize when we need to terminate a relationship that’s causing us physical or emotional harm. As parents, we hone and apply the interpersonal skills we’ve learned in personal, professional, and community settings. We model these skills for our children, and we guide them as they navigate the challenges of social media, peer pressure, dating and more. The resources on this page offer support for adolescents and adults; for friendships, dating and marriage; for heterosexuals and LGBTQIA+; for building good relationships and for terminating unhealthy ones.
Hotlines
24-hour hotline with resources to aid in every child abuse situation. All calls are confidential. Call 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) for help.
YouthLine is a free, confidential teen-to-teen crisis and help line. Contact us with anything that may be bothering you. No problem is too big or too small for the YouthLine!
Teen Line is a confidential hotline for teenagers which operates every evening from 6:00pm to 10:00pm PST.
The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people under 25.
Comprehensive services for victims of domestic and dating violence and sexual assault.
Service Providers
Virtual individual and group ADHD coaching for clients at any age or stage, including positive parenting approaches and transition support.
Specialties include early adulthood, women’s issues, and forensic assessment.
Individual and family therapy for adolescents and adults. Specialties include trauma, emotion regulation.
Diagnosis and treatment for children with a wide range of developmental concerns including all types of developmental delays, ADD/ADHD, learning problems and behavioral issues.
articles
On March 1st middle school parents gathered in the MS Library to hear Rosalind Wiseman, noted author and bullying prevention expert, talk about bullying and our kids’ peer-to-peer relationships. Some key points she made were the difference between treating people with dignity vs respect, and what motivates young people to make healthy and considerate choices (hint: feeling proud and avoidance of being ‘called out’ negatively are big). The Q&A was robust, and we all left wanting more.
Thank you, Dr. Weissbourd, for an informative discussion last night about how to support our kids developing healthy, intimate relationships. Along with important information and research into the world of romantic relationships for our teenagers and the myths that often surround them, the discussion included a Q&A session addressing several questions from Pelham parents. The full recording of the event is now available.
Connecting with others is a tried and true way of getting support during rough patches; we need this more than ever right now. Pelham Together is hosting three Parents Talk groups this fall on different topics related to the different relationships in our lives.
Although I’ve been married for 25 years and been a mom for 23, it’s still hard for me to imagine how parents of school-aged children are managing these days. My husband and I benefited from several rounds of marriage therapy over the years, and I’d highly recommend it for couples who are feeling the strain of parenting together through the pandemic.
Even before a relationship reaches its crisis point, seeking professional guidance in the form of online couples counseling can help.
Covid-19 is, to put it mildly, wreaking havoc on our mental health, and on our relationships. The brutal combination of uncertainty, isolation, forced togetherness, financial stress, lack of childcare help and limitation on our activities can feel overwhelming.
Organizations
Empowers young people with the tools and resources they need to see the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships.
WJCS Center Lane is where LGBTQ+ youth create community, connect with culture, and contribute to the world!
Our Mission: Advocate | Educate | Celebrate. To further the cause of inclusion, diversity, and pride through education, advocacy, and celebration. Sign up on the website to receive a weekly e-newsletter providing timely resources, events, etc.
Provides comprehensive education on healthy, unhealthy and abusive dating relationships and behaviors.
The Jed Foundation’s Mental Health Resource Center provides essential information about common emotional health issues and shows teens and young adults how they can support one another, overcome challenges and make a successful transition to adulthood.
ULifeline offers information and immediate help to college students experiencing mental health issues or participating in risky behaviors.
Books
Black psychologists suggest books that have been helpful, interesting, entertaining, motivational, etc. to them. Biographies, memoirs, children’s books, mental health/wellness, parenting, race/social justice, relationships, grief, spiritual, fiction and more.
Other Resources
Watch this 4-minute video to learn the one thing that will improve all of your "I'm here for you" intentions, and be that supportive friend you most want to be.
Grounding is focusing on our surroundings and the present moment instead of being trapped by the thoughts that cause us to feel anxious, overwhelmed, or out of control.
Want to become a happier, healthier you? This free program offers tools for managing stress and emotions, improving your relationships, and bringing your life into balance.
Online courses that offer the opportunity to learn coping and holistic healing skills from licensed psychotherapists at an affordable price.
A primer on the barriers to mental health treatment in the African American community, and a guide for finding culturally competent and affordable mental health care.