Erlyne Evans to Retire After 40 Years at Ackerman

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After 40 years of service at the Ackerman Institute, our dear Erlyne Evans will retire from her post as Front Desk Receptionist in June 2019. Erlyne has been a fixture of the Ackerman community since she started with us in the 1970s at our former 78th street townhouse location.

Over the years, she has welcomed countless families through the doors of our clinic, and has been a loving, integral part of our team. Erlyne has witnessed us grow personally and professionally, and has generously supported so many of us with humor and wisdom. She will be dearly missed.

We are grateful for Erlyne’s decades of commitment to the Ackerman Institute, and wish her health, happiness, and joy in her retirement years.

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Gap Launches Pride Campaign Featuring Gender & Family Project

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We are thrilled to announce that Gap has launched a nationwide media campaign in partnership with Gender & Family Project Advisory Council member, Jodie Patterson. Jodie and her chosen family are featured alongside GFP Director, Jean Malpas in a creative campaign centered on gender diversity and family acceptance. The 2019 partnership comes ahead of the 50-year mark of the 1969 Stonewall riots, a pivotal moment in the movement for LGBTQIA+ equality.

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Center for Families and Health Featured in Prevention Article

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Ackerman’s Center for Families and Health is featured in Prevention.com in the article, How to Talk to Your Kids About Your Cancer Diagnosis. Prevention spoke with Ackerman alum and Center for Families and Health Member, Nell Shanahan, LCSW for her suggestions for ways parents can support their children while dealing with serious illness.

Read the full article on Prevention.com

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Celebrating Pride Month and the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall

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The Ackerman Institute for the Family stands with people around the world in celebrating Pride Month. With the rest of the world, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that sparked a nationwide movement uniting for the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-Binary, Intersex, Queer, and Asexual people. Join us as we honor the trailblazers from the past who stood up for their rights and for the rights of generations of people to follow.

Ackerman’s Gender & Family Project will have a float in the 2019 WorldPride March on June 30th honoring the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall. Keep an eye out for our GFP team, families, and supporters marching along the route.

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Congratulations Social Work & Diversity Program Class of 2019

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Congratulations to Ackerman’s 2019 Social Work & Diversity Program graduates!

This talented group of trainees just completed their family therapy internship at Ackerman under the guidance of program directors and Ackerman Faculty Members Laurie Kaplan and Sippio Small. Welcome to the future of family therapy!

Learn more about Ackerman’s Social Work & Diversity Program

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