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I’m writing this letter at a time when we all seem to be so busy in our lives, yet if we step back and take a look at how we spend our time, I’m wondering, are we all feeling fulfilled? Are we busy doing what we want to be doing?

Every day we make choices about how we spend our time, and those of us at NYIPT have spent much of our time helping as many children as possible. As I look back at the time passed since our last Newsletter, I am thinking of all the things that our dedicated NYIPT Faculty, Administration and Board of Directors have accomplished. In this Newsletter you will read about what has been done.

Our partnership with the Administration for Children’s Services has grown, and we have completed a curriculum for training those who work with teen runaways. Many of these kids end up on the streets of New York City, involved in drugs, prostitution, and lives of crime. NYIPT is doing its part to try to help many of these kids (See article about NYIPT and Project Stay).

Our partnership with The Opportunity Charter School in Harlem continues, as we offer training to its social workers who work with many special needs children in grades 5-9. In addition, this year we are organizing workshops and trainings for teachers and parents in the school.

During the past year we have offered workshops, supervision and trainings for teachers, therapists and parents at various community mental health agencies and schools. These include Bronx Lebanon Child Study Center, Brooklyn Psychiatric Centers, the Victory Charter School and the Sisulu Charter School in Harlem.

Finally, we continue to fulfill our mission by providing training for mental health workers (including social workers, art therapists, and nurse practitioners). Since our program began we have trained mental health professionals who have conducted more than 26,000 supervised psychotherapy sessions with children and parents! And our graduates go on to supervise and train countless other workers who see children and parents in a variety of settings.

You can learn about many of the things that we are doing to help needy children and their parents by reading the articles in this Newsletter. I know you will be as proud as I am to be part of the NYIPT Organization!

In closing, I would like to urge all of you to do things that will make you feel good. Short of offering direct service to children as we do, your support of NYIPT will do just that! Plans for our annual fundraiser are under way and you are invited to participate. We hope to see you there, but even if you can’t make it, won’t you help NYIPT achieve its goals by supporting us with a donation? By working together, we can do great things!

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Phyllis Cohen, Executive Co-Director, NYIPT