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Lisa Lambert is the director of PPAL, a statewide, family-run, grassroots nonprofit organization based in Boston. Lisa grew up in Massachusetts and attended college there. After college, she moved to San Diego, where she lived for 11 years before returning to Massachusetts. While she was in San Diego, her two sons were born. Her oldest son began showing signs of significant mental health needs by first grade and Lisa became an unabashed advocate, first for her own son and later for families like her own.
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Author Archives: Lisa Lambert
Remembering Yolanda
For countless reasons, May has been and still is my favorite month of the year. It’s filled with dance recitals, school plays, field trips, field days, lilacs, graduations, May day walks and Maypoles. With longer, warmer days we also enjoy baseball games, ice cream trucks, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Posts
Tagged behavioral health, CBHI, Children's Mental Health, children's mental health week, families, mental health, parent, stigma, suicide, Yolanda's Law
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Being more than that
I was first diagnosed with a mental illness when I was fourteen. I had been depressed, anxious, and experiencing hallucinations for about two years, but I started reaching out for help when I started hurting myself. When going through the … Continue reading
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Tagged behavioral health, Children's Mental Health, families, health, mental health, mental illness, parents, stigma
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Have a little faith
When my son was in elementary school, we decided to go back to church. We had belonged to a church when he and his brother were very small. I taught Sunday school, mostly for preschoolers, so I could keep an eye … Continue reading
Life Skills vs. Social Skills
I remember learning to cook as a small child, helping to bake cookies and enjoying the time that I spent with my grandmother as she made cookies to bring on vacation with us. It was fun, it was important and most … Continue reading
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Tagged behavioral health, children, Children's Mental Health, families, life skills, mental health, parenting, social skills
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