September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. 15-year-old Roanoke native Evers Beck is celebrating three years of not needing treatment, after his brain tumor diagnosis at the age of 10.
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare is offering an awareness campaign on social media, and also giving away free trigger locks and medication lock boxes to help prevent suicide in kids and teens.
Local counselor and parenting educator Decca Knight weighs in on the potential long-term loss of learning due to pandemic, and how parents can help their kids
Pediatricians say parents shouldn't worry about potential COVID-19 exposure in medical offices, and need to bring kids in for vaccines, including the flu shot
With changing school schedules, many families are dealing with having to pay extra child care costs. There's help available through programs like United Way of Roanoke Valley's Smart2Start and Child Care Aware of VA.
Dr. Carolyn Goodspeed of Goodspeed Learning Consultants says to keep kids reading each day, find creative ways to help them learn while they're home from school. She also suggests making a plan now for how you will navigate the upcoming school year.
HopeTree Family Services offers continued support to biological parents who are able to be reunified with their kids, after they've been in foster care. June is National Reunification Month.