Last Day Presents: “Helping the Most Vulnerable Teens” (Squeezed Ep 4)
From Last Day by Lemonada Media
November 13, 2024 · 31 min · Season 4
About this episode
The episode features Shilpa, a caregiver and founder of a therapeutic school, discussing the challenges of supporting vulnerable teens while balancing her own needs.
It’s hard enough being Squeezed. But helping others who are, too? That’s a superpower. And Shilpa is our hero. She’s a mom to one son and also runs CARES, a world-class therapeutic school and rehabilitation program for vulnerable teens at Mount Sinai Morningside, a hospital located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. She supports young people on the rocky road from childhood to adulthood. But caregiving at home and at work while also caring for herself is a constant balancing act. Squeezed is a Lemonada Media original. Yvette Nicole Brown is the host of this show. Chrystal Genesis is our senior producer. Giulia Hjort, Tess Novotny, and Hannah Boomershine are our producers. Ivan Kuraev is our engineer. Our theme music is by Andi Kristinsdottir, with additional music by APM music. Jackie Danziger is our VP of Narrative Content. Executive producers are Yvette Nicole Brown, Jessica Cordova Kramer, and Stephanie Wittels Wachs. This show was created in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a leading national philanthropy dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a…
People in this episode
Host: Yvette Nicole Brown
Guest: Shilpa
Topics covered
- vulnerable teens
- caregiving
- mental health
- therapeutic school
- support systems
Keywords
- vulnerable teens
- caregiving
- mental health
- therapeutic school
- support
- adulthood
- Lemonada Media
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CARES, Mount Sinai Morningside, Lemonada Media
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