The Baker Center for Children and Families

02/05/2026

As a caregiver, are you unsure how to navigate conversations with your teen around dating? Join us this month for this FREE family-focused webinar which will include a Q&A. In this seminar, we will discuss the challenges of managing teenage relationships, and give tips for helping your teen understand dating safety and talking openly with your teen about romantic relationships. Register here: bakercenter.org/dating

02/03/2026

Happy ! Throughout February, we will be sharing helpful resources that center around important subjects such as combating racism, how to access culturally-informed care, and ways you can celebrate Black History as a family. Read today's featured resource here: bakercenter.org/ebp1

02/02/2026

We hope to see you later this month for a community health fair dedicated to reducing HIV/AIDs stigma and increasing access to care through health education, community dialogue, and connection! Register here: bakercntr.org/health-fair

Presented in collaboration with Boston Public Health Commission, Myrtle Baptist Church, and Multicultural AIDS Coalition, Inc.

01/29/2026

Our first newsletter of the new year is here! This time can be really difficult for families as they try to get back into their normal routines. Read now for some quick and easy tips to help you and your kids settle back into a normal schedule: bakercntr.org/pt-jan26

01/29/2026

Meet Dr. Olivia Conover, Staff Psychologist at the Center for Effective Therapy! Dr. Conover is passionate about providing evidence-based care to children and their families and has extensive experience working to adapt evidence-based interventions to diverse populations, in terms of race, ethnicity, culture, disability, socioeconomic status, and LGBTQIA+ identity. She believes strongly in increasing accessibility to and quality of evidence-based assessment and intervention through clinical work, training initiatives, and research. Her thesis and dissertation research focused on how parenting behaviors and marital context factors influence long-term social and adaptive behavior development in children with intellectual disabilities. Looking for help for your family? Start your treatment journey today using the link in our bio!

01/26/2026

1️⃣Stigma isn’t just language — it shows up in our minds and bodies.
2️⃣Being judged or labeled gets internalized, shaping how safe people feel.
3️⃣Stigma makes people less likely to share, ask for help, or seek care.
4️⃣It fuels stress, isolation, and silence — real drivers of mental health harm.
5️⃣Because humans heal through connection — and stigma pushes people away from it.

01/23/2026

If you're feeling lost without a road map to help your child and your family, you're not alone. Many other caregivers feel the same way before finding effective and high-quality treatment. Hear from a real family who contacted our Center for Effective Therapy for help improving communication and strengthening their relationship with their child: bakercenter.org/match-for-asd

01/21/2026

Behavioral activation is typically a key piece of a larger Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) plan for depression, but what does it actually look like? Find out more in our latest blog post: bakercenter.org/behavioral-activation-3

01/21/2026

Meet Liz Guerrant, Staff Mental Health Counselor at the Center for Effective Therapy! Liz is passionate about increasing access to evidence-based interventions and quality assessment in community settings. She brings humor and curiosity to her work with clients, and approaches psychotherapy using a strength-based lens, partnering with young people and their families to take an active role in treatment, increase insight, and enhance sustainable coping and problem-solving skills. Looking for help for your family? Start your treatment journey today using the link in our bio.

01/20/2026

When you think about an intern, do images of filing paperwork and running errands come to mind? That couldn’t be further from reality when it comes to psychology interns at our clinic! In fact, many “interns” are highly qualified professionals who are essentially engaging in a mental health residency. In 2026, let’s see if we can rebrand this a little. Comment below some suggestions you might have!

01/20/2026

"This is a tremendous rollercoaster, and while I’m really pleased the administration came to the decision to rescind the terminations, it really is challenging for organizations like ours to deal with overnight changes that have implications for families we serve."

Thank you so much to The Boston Globe for featuring Baker Center President & CEO, Dr. Robert Franks, in a recent article covering the recent termination and then restoration of key funding for mental health services. It's so important that we as a community advocate on behalf of children and families in need:

The rapid turnabout left many Massachusetts mental health and addiction providers in shock.

01/20/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who advocated for children and families last week. What an amazing accomplishment that together, as a community, we were able to make such an impactful change.