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Ackerman Institute Stands Against Separating Children from Parents at Border

The Ackerman Institute for the Family condemns the United States’ immigration practice of separating children from their parents at the Mexican border. In the last 6 weeks, 2,000 children have been separated from their parents. We know that this kind of relational rupture significantly contributes to chronic mental health conditions for children. We, along with the […]

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Gisselle Acevedo Named as New President and CEO of Ackerman

New York (NY) – Gisselle Acevedo has been named as the new President and CEO of the Ackerman Institute for the Family. Ms. Acevedo is the former President and CEO of Para Los Niños, an educational and social service organization which provides services to children and families from some of Los Angeles’s most challenged communities.

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Mayoral Proclamation – Ackerman Institute’s Gender and Family Project Day in New York

We are humbled and grateful to announce the Proclamation from Mayor Bill de Blasio designating Monday, April 16, 2018 as The Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project Day in the City of New York. The Mayoral Proclamation marks the Fifth Anniversary of A Night of A Thousand Genders, an event celebrating the resilience and empowerment

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Ackerman Institute’s Seventh-Annual Spring Conference

The Ackerman Institute’s seventh-annual spring conference concluded an engaging full-day of learning with more that 140 mental health professionals in attendance. A keynote address by Shannon Sennott, Deepening Sexuality & Gender Expression: Couple Therapy in the 21st Century, presented challenges to popular assumptions about contemporary couple therapy practice. Practitioners in attendance were encouraged to think

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Ackerman Institute for the Family's Moving Families Forward Gala

Ackerman Institute’s 11th Annual Moving Families Forward Gala

The Ackerman Institute for the Family held its 11th Annual Moving Families Forward Gala at the JW Marriot Essex House this week. This annual event raises critical funds in support of the programs and services the Institute provides for children and families in distress. Tamsen Fadal, award-winning journalist and PIX 11 News Anchor returned to

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Ackerman Institute Class of 2017 – Congratulations Graduates!

The Ackerman Institute for the Family congratulates this year’s graduates of the Clinical Externship program in Family Therapy. Ackerman class of 2017 was presented with certificates of completion of the Clinical Externship Program in Family Therapy on July 19th at an intimate ceremony attended by friends, families and clinical supporters. This annual ceremony held at

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