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You are in the right place for the in-depth articles and information you need on the current state of mental health. The PAR Content Hub is a resource repository for expert advice from thought leaders, research you can share with colleagues, resources and tools for parents and teachers, and more! 

Customer Success Stories

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Customer Success Stories, AI Report Writer

Custom Reports, Real Results: Empowering Clinicians with AI Report Writer

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Customer Success Stories

Empowering Bariatric Patient Care: How Dr. Jonathan Cole Uses the PAI to Enhance Pre-Surgical Evaluations

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Customer Success Stories

A Better Way to Serve Students’ Needs: How the FAR Helped a Large Public School District Go the Distance

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Customer Success Stories

Customer Success Story: How School Psychologists in Elgin School District Use the BRIEF2 to Empower and Support Students

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Customer Success Stories

Customer Success Story: How Dr. Irene Piryatinsky is Using PAR Products in her Practice to Improve Lives

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Customer Success Stories

Empowering Students With the SDS: A Success Story from NC A&T State University TRiO Upward Bound Program

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Reading and Dyslexia

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Writing and Dysgraphia, Child Development, Reading and Dyslexia

The Impacts of Learning Disorders on Children’s Self-Esteem

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Reading and Dyslexia, Writing and Dysgraphia

The Importance of Assessing Learning Disorders in Children

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Reading and Dyslexia, Writing and Dysgraphia

Dyslexia Awareness 2024: Recognizing the Need for Early Diagnosis and Support

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Reading and Dyslexia

Q&A: A Session With Dr. Steven G. Feifer

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Reading and Dyslexia

Customer Success Story: FAR's Impact in a School District

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Reading and Dyslexia

How the FAR helped two students go FAR-ther

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Reading and Dyslexia

Unlocking Academic Achievement

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Reading and Dyslexia

Understanding Reading Disorders: A Guide for Parents

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Reading and Dyslexia

Choosing Valid Reading Assessments: Essential Information for School Psychologists

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Writing and Dysgraphia

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Writing and Dysgraphia, Child Development, Reading and Dyslexia

The Impacts of Learning Disorders on Children’s Self-Esteem

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Reading and Dyslexia, Writing and Dysgraphia

The Importance of Assessing Learning Disorders in Children

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Writing and Dysgraphia

Tori: A Case Study of Executive Dysgraphia

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Writing and Dysgraphia

Unlocking Dysgraphia: A Guide for Parents and Teachers

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Reading and Dyslexia, Writing and Dysgraphia

Dyslexia Awareness 2024: Recognizing the Need for Early Diagnosis and Support

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Sadie

Writing and Dysgraphia

Sadie: A Case Study of Mixed Dysgraphia

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Writing and Dysgraphia

Identifying Dysgraphia Subtypes—and Why Identifying Them Helps Outcomes

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Back to School

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Back To School

Supporting Students’ Mental Health this Back-to-School Season

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Back To School, Executive Functioning

Unlocking Potential Early: How the BRIEF2 Helps Identify Executive Functioning Differences in Students

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New Products, Back To School

PAR Expands Into AI by Acquiring Assessment Assist AI, Revolutionizing the Assessments Industry with Efficiency-Driven Solutions

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Back To School, Products, New Products, Trauma/Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Assessing the Impact of Stress and Trauma on School Children: Why the FACT is Different

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Practice, Trauma/Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Back To School

Transforming Education: Trauma-Informed Care in Public Schools

By: Eric Culqui, MA

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Back To School

Prioritizing Teachers' Mental Health

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Back To School

Mental Health Conversations to Have Before the School Year Begins

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Back To School

Preparing for the School Year: Strategies for School Psychologists

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Back To School

Social Media and the Impact on the Mental Health of Adolescents

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Concussion Guidance

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Concussion Guidance for Parents, Coaches, and Professionals

Returning to School Earlier Reduces Concussion Symptoms & Aids Recovery

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Concussion Guidance for Parents, Coaches, and Professionals

What Coaches Should Know About Concussion Care for Children

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Concussion Guidance for Parents, Coaches, and Professionals

What Parents Should Know About Returning to School After a Concussion

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Behavioral Health

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Behavioral Health, Attention/ADHD

Debunking 5 Common Myths About ADHD: What You Need to Know

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A young girl looks off in a bored manner while sitting at a desk, representing ADHD symptoms of inattention in girls

Behavioral Health, Attention/ADHD

Unmasking ADHD: How Symptoms Differ Between Genders

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A young girl with autism plays with a rainbow colo9red sensory toy at a table while high fiving a woman to her left, representing social skills and successful autism treatment through using the PDDBI

Behavioral Health, Autism Spectrum Disorders

Donna: An Abbreviated Case Study of Using the PDDBI Progress Monitoring Report to Evaluate Autism Treatment Over Time

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Behavioral Health, Autism Spectrum Disorders

Leo: An Abbreviated Case Study of Using the PDDBI Multirater Report to Diagnose ASD

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A woman with dark hair sits alone in a brightly lit room clutching her head to represent racing thoughts and Schizophrenia

Behavioral Health, Mental Health

A Deeper Look at Executive Functions and Schizophrenia: The Role of the WCST

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Behavioral Health

Importance of Behavioral Health in Medical Settings

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Behavioral Health

Evaluating Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Why Accurate Testing Matters

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Child Development

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Child Development, Attention/ADHD

Understanding ADHD: A Guide for Parents and Teachers

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A young boy with curly hair smiles at his teacher or school psychologist who gestures in an explanatory manner. The boy sits with a fidget toy on his desk, symbolizing ADHD.

Behavior/Health, Child Development

Assessing ADHD in Children: Why Include the BRIEF2 in Your ADHD Evaluations?

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A young boy/child looks out a window covering his ears to represent childhood trauma

Trauma/Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Child Development

The Impact of Trauma on Children: Understanding Symptoms and the Role of Psychological Assessment Tools

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A young boy looks down at his school workbook while writing in it with a pencil

Writing and Dysgraphia, Child Development, Reading and Dyslexia

The Impacts of Learning Disorders on Children’s Self-Esteem

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Child Development

Raising Emotionally Resilient Children

By: Carrie Champ Morera, PsyD, NCSP, LP

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Social-emotional learning, Child Development

Anxiety and High-Performing Teens: The Pressures of Perfectionism

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Social-emotional learning, Child Development

Impacts, Importance, and Backlash Surrounding Social–Emotional Learning

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Child Development

How To Run A LEGO Social Skills Group

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Child Development

The importance of developmental assessment

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Substance Use

Substance Use

Using the PAI: Substance Use Case Study

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Practice Guidance

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Practice Guidance, Behavior/Health, Attention/ADHD

Not Just a Childhood Disorder: Closing the Diagnostic Gap for Adults with ADHD

By: Melissa A. Messer, MHS

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Practice Guidance

The Crisis Continues: Recent Trends in Childhood Trauma

By: Melissa A. Messer, MHS

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Practice Guidance, New Products

Emerging Trends in Psychological Assessment for 2026

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Practice Guidance

Change is Hard, but Measuring Doesn't Have to Be

By: Maegan Sady, PhD

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New Products, Practice Guidance

Tips for Saving Time on Administering Performance-Based Tests

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Practice Guidance

Social/Emotional Evaluations: Identifying Emotional Disturbance

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Practice Guidance

Using PAR's Zotero Bibliographies

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Practice Guidance

Evaluating Psychological and Psychoeducational Tests

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Practice Guidance

Sex and Gender in Test Development

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Practice Guidance, Practice

Pulling Back the Curtain: Demystifying the Test Development Process

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Practice Guidance

[Not] Getting Lost In Translation

By: Sierra Iwanicki, PhD

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Practice Guidance

Reducing Bias in Assessment Materials

By: Erika Thompson, managing production editor

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CEO's Corner

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CEO's Corner

The Life Athlete: Super Bowl Lessons for Business and Life

By: Kristin Greco, PAR CEO

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CEO's Corner

Make 2025 Your Year: Embrace Change, Find Purpose, and Thrive

By: CEO Kristin Greco

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CEO's Corner

Powerful Life Lesson: The Strength in Asking for Help

By: Kristin Greco

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CEO's Corner

Gratitude in the Grit: How Challenges Shape Us for the Better

By: Kristin Greco, CEO of PAR

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CEO's Corner

The Power of Perspective

By: Kristin Greco, CEO of PAR

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CEO's Corner

The Power of Self-Talk

By: Kristin Greco, CEO of PAR

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CEO's Corner

Embracing Imperfection

By: Kristin Greco, CEO of PAR

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CEO's Corner

Building Resilient Futures

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CEO's Corner

Embracing Self-Love: A Personal Empowerment Perspective

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CEO's Corner

Women in Leadership: Reflecting on Progress

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CEO's Corner

The Road of Self-Discovery

By: Kristin Greco

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CEO's Corner

How Leaders Can Foster a Supportive Mental Health Work Culture: 5 Lessons Learned

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Innovations

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AI Report Writer, AI in Psychology, Innovations

PAR Launches AI Report Writer, Transforming the Way Psychologists Work

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