Parent’s Guide to Teen Depression

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Learn the Signs of Depression in Teens and How You Can Help Teenagers face a host of pressures, from the changes of puberty to questions about who they are and where they fit in. With all this turmoil and uncertainty, it isn’t always easy to differentiate between depression and normal teenage growing pains. But teen Read More…

A Silent Cry for Help: Understanding Self-harm

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I watched the middle-aged waitress at the restaurant assist her customers with their orders, awaiting my turn. I had seen her there many times, but she usually wore long sleeves.  Today she had on a tee-shirt. I noticed her arms were fully tattooed.  I began to study the tattoos and saw that below the vivid Read More…

NILS Loans on Offer at Bridging the Gap

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What exactly is NILS? It is a No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) that provides individuals and families on low incomes with access to safe, fair and affordable credit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qjrR4MMqII Loan are between $300 and $1,200 for essential goods and services such as fridges, washing machines and medical procedures. Repayments are set up at an affordable amount Read More…

Youth Hope Video featuring our very own CEO Carole Tozer

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(video: Courtesy of Wesley Mission) One of the programs we are very proud to offer here at Bridging the Gap is Youth Hope. Youth Hope is an early intervention program that works alongside young people and their families where there is an identified issue of risk that is impacting a child or young person’s safety, Read More…

Why Play Therapy?

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Play Therapy is a deeply respectful, heartful and effective form of counseling and psychotherapy for children from 3-16 years old.  It is a humanistic Play Therapy modality that provides wonderful opportunities for early intervention with children. Play Therapy fosters the child’s innate potential and encourages the unique development and emotional growth of the child. In Read More…

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