Harwich Youth and Family Services

09/02/2026

Your thinking affects your feeling and your feeling affects your thinking. Building awareness of our thoughts and feelings helps us to be able to recognize what's going on for us and what we need. This awareness helps us meet our needs, adapt, and cope.

09/01/2026

Self-management is a set of skills that help with things like awareness of time, managing energy, self-regulation for emotions, and so much more! We've put together a series of workshops with sessions for middle school age and high school age students to participate in. Participants can choose to attend as many as would be helpful- choose a specific topic for some support in one area or come to them all. These programs are free to attend and all are welcome. Space is limited so registration is required. Have questions? Ready to sign up? Give Ashley a call.

09/01/2026

08/27/2026

We are pleased to announce our first program of the coming school year! Whether you're an avid AI user or would prefer to be an ostrich when it comes to this new tech, this workshop is going to give you an understanding of not only what AI is so you can be an informed consumer, but also help you understand how it is impacting mental health (both good and bad). Free to attend and all are welcome! Join Ashley this September 21st at Brooks Free Library to be part of the conversation.

PS Did you know Ashley completed a second master's degree this past spring? She earned a Master of Science in Information Science and took several courses on AI. She's excited to be integrating new knowledge with her mental health expertise.

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08/27/2026

Check out our August book recommendations:

08/26/2026

It's National Dog Day today! A gigantic THANK YOU, TEDDY! WE LOVE YOU! to our canine co-counselor 🐾💗 If you see us out and about and would like to say hello, Teddy will be happy to see you! And don't worry, we're making sure he's getting a few extra special treats today 🥰

08/26/2026

Today we want to take a moment to honor the life of Dolly Parton. Ashley had the privilege of getting to know first-hand the impact Dolly had in the lives of people while she was living in Knoxville, TN for graduate school. Some of those impacts included:
Dollywood Foundation scholarships for local teens
Granting wishes through the local Make A Wish chapter
Creating the Imagination Library that provided one free book each month to children birth to age 5 originally in TN only but that has now expanded to other states.
Demonstrating the power of humble kindness.

The world is a better place because she was here. Thank you, Dolly! 💗💗

08/25/2026

Now accepting applications! Have a question or need help with the application? Give us a call!