Center for Human Development (CHD)

For the past 50+ years, CHD has taken care of our community and provided resources that have improved the quality of life for so many individuals and families. For a $50 donation this #GivingTuesday, you're helping such programs as All In: Barrier-Free Recreation and providing a child with a disability specialized sports equipment so they can be included in a healthy and fun recreational activity. You can donate at tinyurl.com/CHDgt.

CHD's Cancer House of Hope has once again teamed up with the Springfield Thunderbirds to host the annual Hockey Fights Cancer night at the MassMutual Center this Saturday, November 30. Game time is 4:05 p.m. and they will be playing the Hartford Wolf Pack. Purchase your $21 discounted tickets at hhttps://lnkd.in/ezJhhXGb. Note: Tickets cannot be purchased at the MassMutual Center box office. Join the fun this weekend and help fight for hope against cancer! #HockeyFightsCancer #CancerHouseofHope

TONIGHT! The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, in collaboration with Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services, and CHD’s Community Adolescent Reentry Services, present the Holiday Tree Jubilee at the Greek Cultural Center, 22 St. George Road, Springfield, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will be a free raffle for 100 fully decorated trees!

Are you a self-motivated Registered Nurse who would like a flexible schedule and rewarding work as part of a multidisciplinary team for our Congregate Care Network residential program? Read on at https://lnkd.in/gidm8A3e.

Katelyn Prendergast (left), CHD’s senior program director, southern region, outpatient behavioral health services; and Nancy Lunden, clinic manager of our new Prospect Center in East Longmeadow; were interviewed on last Sunday’s WWLP-22News InFocus TV program on the subject of children and youth mental health. They discussed how important mental health counseling is to kids and adolescents nowadays, and outlined the full spectrum of behavioral health services at Prospect Center. View their segment, which begins at 20:22, at https://lnkd.in/e4stb-XG. #eastlongmeadow #eastlongmeadowma #childrensmentalhealth #childrensmentalhealthawareness #teenmentalhealth

A native of #Mali who grew up in the West African country of #Senegal, CHD Nurse Practitioner Mariame Kounta is a vital part of our agency’s new Primary Care program—a cutting-edge initiative that integrates medical care, nursing case management, and behavioral health services. #behavioralhealth #mentalhealth #nursesrock #nursesareheroes

Mark your calendars! We are excited for our Annual Luminaria, which will be held December 9 at the West Springfield Town Common, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This event offers the community a special way to pay tribute and honor a loved one, a survivor, or someone they know touched by the disease with a personalized luminary and dedication to symbolize hope, resilience, or remembrance. Lighting ceremony will start at 5:00 p.m. Visit chd.org/luminaria to order your luminaries now. #Luminaria #CancerHouseofHope #remembrance

If you have a deep understanding of family dynamics and the ability to build rapport with youth and caregivers, you should look into the Therapeutic Training and Support Specialist position in CHD's In-Home Therapy team. This role is available in Ware, MA. Read more at https://lnkd.in/eQQcKa2b.

CHD's Thanks for Giving event last night was an evening of celebration, thanks, and recognition of the many ways that our board of directors, donors, community partners, volunteers, legislators, and executive staff support our work building stronger families, communities and futures. We are so very grateful for all that you do! Pioneer Valley Financial Group PeoplesBank Jo Comerford John Ciolek Springfield Thunderbirds

The Haven Teen Center in Chicopee hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 1. Among those attending were Penny Dugan (pictured right), the outpatient youth services coordinator and clinician at CHD’s Gateway Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC), and CBHC clinician Dagmara Krotki (left). Through grant funding, over the past two years our CBHC has been supporting behavioral health and emotional needs of grade- and middle-schoolers at the Chicopee Boys and Girls Club’s main building for several hours a week. Dugan has been providing services for a year, and now Krotki will be taking on that role at the new adjacent Haven Teen Center. #teenmentalhealth #childrensmentalhealth #childrensmentalhealthawareness