How a SeriousFun Mental Health Camp for Teens Helps Children Reconnect and Return to School Finding the right mental health camp for teens can feel impossible for families navigating anxiety, overwhelm, and disconnection from everyday life. For some children, even stepping into a classroom can feel out of reach. When many of the children arrived…
How SeriousFun Mental Health Camps for Teens Build Connection and Belonging For many families, finding the right mental health camp for teens can feel impossible. When anxiety, depression, or PTSD take hold, connection often slips away. At camp, that begins to change. Some friendships take years to build. Others happen in an afternoon, when two…
SeriousFun Children’s Network is excited to announce that we’ve been selected as a grantee in the American Camp Association’s Character at Camp Grant Program, a competitive national initiative supported by Lilly Endowment Inc. The program is designed to strengthen character development in camp settings and highlight camps as impactful environments for youth growth. In 2025,…
When adolescents living with HIV arrive at Sanyuka Camp in Uganda, many carry a burden of isolation. At home, they might be the only one taking daily medication, hiding pills in a pocket or waiting until no one is watching. Missing a dose isn’t only a health risk, it can mean exposing a secret they’ve…
“Camp has lifted her spirits and helped her gain confidence.” When You Feel “Outcast” and “Alone” No parent wants their child to be teased. Cathy Stalinski is among them. But as a young child, her daughter Kateri was often picked on. Kateri’s liver transplant meant standing out—with short “boyish” hair and bloated “steroid belly”—wherever she…
When Your World Shrinks Every parent wishes all the opportunities in the world for their children. But when your child is diagnosed with a life-altering medical condition, or undergoes a solid organ transplant surgery, the list of opportunities begins to shrink. This was true for Delilah. Born with a congenital liver disorder, her childhood revolved…
