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Mt. Hope Family Center - University of Rochester

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Mt. Hope Family Center - University of Rochester

Mt. Hope Family Center’s unique approach combines scientific research, clinical services and hands-on mentoring and training in one facility.

We are a team of psychologists, researchers, clinicians, and administrators helping to improve the lives of children and families who have experienced violence, abuse, neglect, or trauma. We are a team of psychologists, researchers and clinicians helping to improve the lives of children and families who have experienced violence, abuse, neglect or trauma. We provide evidence-based intervention and prevention services to over 900 at-risk children and families annually in our community. As part of the University of Rochester, we also train and educate the next generation of clinicians and research scientists. Our team, along with the center’s executive director, Sheree Toth, Ph.D., is committed to reducing the devastating impact of childhood trauma, especially child maltreatment, and achieving better short and long-term mental health, developmental and physical health outcomes.

10/02/2025

Orange Shirt Day!

Again this year, MHFC Staff honored the survivors, and created awareness of the impact of residential schools on the Native American community.

"In 2015, the Orange Shirt Society was formed to create awareness of the individual, family, and community inter-generational impacts of Indian Residential Schools with the purpose of supporting Indian Residential School Reconciliation and promoting the truth that EVERY CHILD MATTERS."

Learn more about Phyllis (Jack) Webstad and her journey as a survivor of residential schools and community leader.
https://orangeshirtday.org/

09/29/2025

Team members from Mt. Hope Family Center joined forces with staff from the Department of Psychology to take part in the City of Rochester's Clean Sweep program. Clean Sweep is a community-based initiative aimed at beautifying neighborhoods throughout the city. Our team concentrated its efforts in the 19th Ward. Great job, everyone!

09/11/2025

Congratulations to our Research Faculty member, Melissa Sturge-Apple, PhD, who was recently named a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. Per the APA, fellow status is awarded to members whose work has demonstrated unusual and outstanding contributions, with a national impact on the field of psychology that extends beyond local or regional levels.

Dr. Sturge-Apple is a longtime faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Rochester’s School of Arts & Sciences and researcher at the Mt. Hope Family Center - University of Rochester. Her research centers on parenting and child development, with a particular focus on families experiencing adversity. Learn more about Dr. Sturge-Apple’s work: https://tinyurl.com/4utes2u5

07/24/2025

This past Saturday was a beautiful day as MHFC staff members joined with our University of Rochester family to march in the Rochester Pride Parade. We're happy to show support for our friends in the LBGTQ+ community!

07/14/2025

Our team has been working with Houses on the Moon Theater Company, an NYC-based non-profit theater company, to create a play for high school students focusing on resilience in the face of child maltreatment and the importance of preventing child abuse and neglect. We want to invite those of you local to the Rochester, NY area to attend the premiere reading of this play on Wednesday, August 13th. Afterwards, we will ask attendees for feedback to help us as we refine our messaging before opening the performance to the general public.

See the flyer for full details. And if interested in attending, please register here: https://shorturl.at/RWsNX

Note: the event is recommended for individuals aged 16 and up due to sensitive content.

05/12/2025

Mt. Hope Family Center staff members from our STRONGER, Sustaining Change, and the Community Connections Initiative programs promoted children's mental health at an event held at the Rochester Museum & Science Center. According to the staff, it was such a fun and meaningful day, and they enjoyed the opportunity to interface with so many children and families in our community! Mental Health Matters!!!!

05/01/2025

Today is the day!! Our University of Rochester community is coming together to make a difference. Join us by supporting the areas that matter most to you. A gift, of any size, that is meaningful to you—is meaningful to us. Help Mt. Hope Family Center meet our matching gift challenge! Visit dayofgiving.rochester.edu.

04/28/2025

For 24 hours, our University of Rochester community will come together to make a difference. Join us by supporting the areas that matter most to you. A gift, of any size, that is meaningful to you—is meaningful to us. Help Mt. Hope Family Center meet our matching gift challenge! Visit dayofgiving.rochester.edu.

04/18/2025

During it is helpful to understand how childhood impacts parenting in the next generation, what can be done to break the cycle of and , and ways to support parents. Read our fact sheet, Ghosts & Angels in the Nursery: How Does Child Maltreatment Influence Caregiving in the Next Generation, to learn more:
https://tinyurl.com/yey45c55

04/17/2025

THANK YOU to the University of Rochester "Trebellious" a ca****la group for donating the proceeds from their spring concert to Mt. Hope Family Center. Our executive director, Jennie Noll, had the opportunity to share MHFC's mission with the audience. We truly appreciate the support! 👏🎼🤩

04/11/2025

Host, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Dr. Laura Schwab Reese, to discuss national talk, text, and chat lines that respond to child abuse. Speaking to the need for translational science to prevent abuse, Dr. Schwab Reese delves....

03/28/2025

Big congratulations to our amazing MHFC staff members, Stephanie Capobianco and Diana Julian! 🎉 They've both reached an incredible milestone of 25 years of service at the University of Rochester! We’re so proud of them and thrilled that they were recognized at the university's annual service dinner. Here’s to many more years of success and dedication!

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187 Edinburgh Street
Rochester, NY
14608

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

Website

http://www.psych.rochester.edu/MHFC/

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