In the News
Samaritan Council moves its services to new Upland location
CONTRA COSTA TIMES — Samaritan Counseling Center has been serving the Inland Valley for decades. After 40 years, the nonprofit group has relocated. The faith-based nonprofit offers individual and family psychological counseling to a segment of the population that in many cases could not afford such services. Read More
Special prom for special students
VICTORVILLE DAILY PRESS — Jazmine Wallace-Clarke was giddy when she learned she would be going to prom. “She was so excited,” said her mother, Nichole Harrison-Clarke. “She was excited for the dress, the makeup and the hair, just like any other teenage girl.” Read More
Mother’s Day Tribute: Areva Martin, Founder of Special Needs Network
HUFFINGTON POST – “Mother is a verb, not a noun,” says an old proverb, and this month I’ll be honoring a few mothers in my blog posts who are verbs personified: mothers who are making an impact in their communities while raising their children. Read More
Final Input Sought On DSM Autism Changes
The panel responsible for crafting new diagnostic criteria for autism, intellectual disability and other disorders is seeking public comment for a third and final time. The American Psychiatric Association said Wednesday that it will accept public comments now through June 15 on proposed changes for the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
