Free Virtual Session Available for Parents and Caregivers

Belleville, NJ - Clara Maass Medical Center, a facility of RWJBarnabas Health is offering a virtual session for parents, caregivers and families on September 1, 2020 at 6:00 PM to manage and support school-aged children experiencing back-to-school anxiety.

The session, which is free and open to the public, will be facilitated by Neysa Etienne, LAMFT, a Child Specialist at the Psychiatric Emergency Screening Service at Clara Maass Medical Center.

The virtual session will provide:

• Valuable information to identify signs of stress and anxiety in children

• Guidance on protecting children’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Coping strategies for children to manage the emotions experienced from lack of social interaction, inactivity and fluctuating routines

• Direction on identifying those behaviors and signs which warrant professional assistance

• Examples of appropriate actions which create a supportive and stable environment in uncertain times

• Important self-care tips for parents and caregivers

For more information, call 973-450-2000 or go to rwjbh.org/claramaass.

To register to attend the session online, go to https://bit.ly/3llDmkK

About Clara Maass Medical Center

Founded in 1869 as the Newark German Hospital, Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is celebrating 150 years of service to the community. Conveniently located in Belleville, NJ, Clara Maass Medical Center is a 472-bed hospital that offers a complete continuum of care to residents of northern New Jersey. Clara Maass has completed a state-of-the-art campus expansion of its Emergency Department, Operating Rooms and Post Anesthesia Care Unit with the addition of a four-story, 87,000 square foot medical office building that features a private Intensive Care Unit, main entrance and lobby, retail pharmacy and patient registration area. Designated by the New Jersey Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, the Medical Center has earned national recognition in patient safety and quality from Healthgrades and The Leapfrog Group. The Medical Center leads the state in performing advanced treatment in ophthalmology, and has earned certifications in Disease-Specific Care from The Joint Commission in Acute Coronary Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure, Hip and Knee Replacement, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Advanced Certification in Palliative Care, and has earned accreditation in Bariatric Surgery by the Aetna Institute of Quality program. In partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey -- the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clara Maass Medical Center offers a world class team of researchers and specialists to fight most types of cancer, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials. Committed to the health and wellness of its community, the Center of Excellence for Latino Health at Clara Maass Medical Center was established to address the social determinants of health within the local Hispanic community. The first in the country to be named for a nurse, the hospitals’ namesake, Clara Louise Maass was posthumously inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2017. For a physician referral or more information about Clara Maass Medical Center, call 1-888-724-7123 or visit www.rwjbh.org/claramaass.