Fact Sheets

Helping Children Cope with Divorce
The breakup of parents doesn’t have to be catastrophic for children. While divorce is a loss, it can bring positive changes to a family when handled well.
Psychological Assessment of Children
Psychological assessments of children examine learning, social, behavioral and personality development to plan for =mental health and educational needs.
Child Development
Child development is a series of skills and stages that occur in a child between birth and adulthood.
Diagnosing Autism
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that interferes with the ability to learn, communicate, and interact. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Pediatric Sepsis: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
The immune system’s response to an infection can sometimes spin out of control, leading to a life-threatening condition called sepsis. Babies, children, and adolescents can develop sepsis.
Pediatric Cancer
Pediatric cancers although common are highly treatable. Radiation therapy can be used safely and effectively to treat a variety of cancers that affect children.
Pediatric Chemotherapy
More than 80 percent of children diagnosed with cancer are cured, and chemotherapy is an effective treatment for childhood cancer.
Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a rare type of childhood cancer that begins in developing nerve cells.
Pediatric Cancer Immunotherapy
Immune therapy uses the body’s own immune system to attack cancer cells. Pediatric cancer immunotherapy has become an important treatment for many childhood cancers.
Blood Transfusions for Children
A blood transfusion is any procedure used to replace blood, or any blood component, that has been lost. Learn more about this procedure.