Life can throw us curve balls. While 1 in 5 people will experience a mental illness during their lifetime—according to the National Institute of Mental Health—everyone faces challenges that can impact their mental well-being. For many people, the uncertainties...
Kendall King, R.N., and her colleagues who work in Albertina Kerr’s Crisis Psychiatric Care (Subacute) facility for children and teens are battling COVID-19 in a very different way than the average hospital worker. “Right now, the incidence of suicide and domestic...
Dear Friends of Albertina’s Place, As we look to the future and navigate the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the various parts of Albertina Kerr, we are now faced with a new normal that affects every aspect of our lives, including our beloved Albertina’s...
“Welcome to Angela Academy,” Angela Vittori announces to the three teenage girls in the Kerr group home she manages for youth experiencing intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). “If we have to stay home and do school work, let’s make it fun,” she...
