by Digital Media Engagement Committee | Sep 9, 2022 | Other
As Standish Foundation celebrates our 13th birthday, we are reminded of our dedicated and compassionate donors who sustain our mission. We know our work is possible because of you, and we want you to join in on our celebration! If you would like to help Standish ring...
by Digital Media Engagement Committee | Aug 15, 2022 | Other
For children, reading stories is a way to experience new perspectives and to gain understanding. When it comes to hospitalized children, having stories available about their unique experience can make them feel understood, comforted and not as alone in their...
by Digital Media Engagement Committee | Jul 25, 2022 | Other
With the national roll out of 988, the suicide prevention and crisis hotline, it is imperative to remember the importance of mental health in a child’s medical journey. Alarmingly, the prevalence of mental health diagnoses has been rising among children...
by Digital Media Engagement Committee | Jun 27, 2022 | Other
To prepare children for new experiences is to prepare them through their senses. When you prepare your child for their first Fourth of July fireworks experience by giving them descriptions of what they will see, hear, smell, taste and...
by Digital Media Engagement Committee | Jun 4, 2022 | Other
“The trip was unbelievably meaningful in a variety of ways – connection, growth, understanding…to name a few.”-BobbiJo Pansier, MPH, CCLS, CTRS In April, BobbiJo Pansier, MPH, CCLS, CTRS, and Arash Babaoff, MD CTrop, Medical Advisor &...
by Digital Media Engagement Committee | May 16, 2022 | Other
To what lengths would you go to make the life of a hospitalized child more joyful? For Maria Fatima “Girlie” Garcia-Lorenzo, she went as far as forging the path for the child life profession in her home country. And like most extraordinary achievements,...
